In this 1982 performance, then Music Director Zubin Mehta leads the Philharmonic in Mozart’s final symphony, a work that combines grandeur and serenity through a thematic richness that represents the height of Mozart’s achievement.
MOZART (1756–91)
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, Jupiter (1788)
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante cantabile
3. Menuetto
4. Molto allegro
“Goin’ Home” is only one of the many exquisite melodies in what many consider to be the first great symphony composed on American soil. The New World is part of the very DNA of the NY Phil, which has performed it almost 400 times, beginning with its premiere.
DVOŘÁK (1841–1904)
Sympho...
Itzhak Perlman performs Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto in this classic 1982 performance.
MENDELSSOHN (1809–47)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 (1844)
1. Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto ma non troppo — Allegro molto vivace
(The movements are played withou...
In this Opening Night program from 1999, then Music Director Kurt Masur leads the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s mighty Fifth Symphony, a work that balances the forces of fate with majestic triumph.
TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–93)
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1888)
1. Andante — Allegro con anima
2. ...
