This program reflects music’s ability to speak to harmony, unity, and shared humanity. Philharmonic musicians are joined by colleagues from around the world for Mahler’s epic Seventh Symphony, an evocation of the Romantic tradition through exquisite nocturnal nature-music.
MAHLER (1860–1911)
Symphony No. 7 (1904–05)
1. Langsam (Slow) — Allegro risoluto, ma non troppo
2. Nachtmusik (Night Music): Allegro moderato — Andante molto moderato
3. Scherzo: Schattenhaft (Shadowlike). Fliessend, aber nicht schnell (Flowing, but not fast)
4. Nachtmusik (Night Music): Andante amoroso
5. Rondo–Finale: Tempo I (Allegro ordinario — Allegro moderato ma energico)
These concerts were presented by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional funding was provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and Ms. Joyce B. Cowin.
In this 1976 performance, storied pianist Van Cliburn joins musical giant Andre Previn for Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto, a virtuosic work with one of the most recognizable openings in the repertoire.
GRIEG (1843–1907)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16 (1868)
1. Allegro mo...
Richard Strauss marshals huge orchestral forces in his tone poem depicting the life of an unnamed hero. Andre Previn conducts this historic concert from 1976, the inaugural broadcast of Live From Lincoln Center.
R. STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Tone Po...
The great André Watts joins the Philharmonic in 1977 to perform Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto. Brahms jokingly called this a “tiny little” concerto for piano and orchestra, despite its being one of the largest ever written. The legendary Erich Leinsdorf conducts.
BRAHMS (1833–97)
Concerto No....
