The 1876 Connection
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Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (1876)
It was a watershed year for music--both in the concert hall and opera house. There were the premieres of Brahms’ first symphony and Wagner’s four-evening-long Ring cycle. Gustav Mahler’s first significant score made its appearance, Grieg and Dvorak produced their first major works to be acclaimed outside their own countries, and a new French opera launched Tchaikovsky on a stream of works on the subject of “fate.”
The year was 1876, and in the eyes of many, it heralded a new age for classical music, whose impact we still feel today.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite |
Ulster Orchestra, Handley |
Chandos CHAN 8524 |
5014682852425 |
| Mahler: Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor |
Alpe Adria Ensemble |
Hungaroton HCD31519 |
[none – out of print] |
| Brahms: Symphony No. 1 |
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Mackerras |
Telarc CD-80463 |
089408046322 |
| Dvorak: Piano Concerto |
Aimard , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Harnoncourt |
Teldec 8573-87630-2 |
685738763023 |
| Dvorak-Smetana String Quartets [for String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life”] |
Alban Berg Quartet |
EMI Classics CDC 7542152 |
077775421521 |
| Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini |
Berlin Philharmonic, Ozawa |
EMI Classics CDE 7677902 |
077776779027 |
| Wagner: The Ring without Words |
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Maazel |
Telarc CD-80154 |
089408015427 |
| Wagner: Marches & Overtures [for American Centennial March] |
Hong Kong Philharmonic, Kojian |
Marco Polo 8.220114 |
0730099211420 |
4:00 p.m.
Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 op.46
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Grieg
Anitra's Dance, Peer Gynt
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:06 p.m.
Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor
Alpe Adria Ensemble
4:16 p.m.
Brahms
Brahms Symphony No. 1, IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, con brio
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras; Mackerras, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 op.46
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Dvorak
Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, 1. Allegro agitato
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Harnoncourt, conductor Pierre-Laurence Aimard, piano
4:37 p.m.
Smetana
Smetana String Quartet No. 1, IV From My Life
Alban Berg Quartet
4:43 p.m.
Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Berlin Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa; Ozawa, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Wagner
Gotterdammerung: Immolation Scene - The Ring Without Words
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel; Maazel, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Wagner
American Centennial March
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian; Kojian, conductor
4:57 p.m.
Dvorak
Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, 3. Allegro con fuoco
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Harnoncourt, conductor
