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
Kathleen Battle, one of the great sopranos of her time, sings a popular aria from Mozart’s Il ré pastore (The Shepherd King). Shlomo Mintz plays the solo violin part, representing the title character’s thoughts of his absent beloved.
MOZART (1756–91)
Aria, L’amerò sarò costante,
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. ...
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)
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