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Tag: New York Philharmonic

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New York Philharmonic in Taipei

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Fugue for Thought

featuring Yuja Wang, piano It seems like the last year or two we haven’t had as many of the big-name, super famous ensembles come through Taipei. The Lucerne Festival Orchestra decided (last minute?) not to come to Taipei, and the … Continue reading New York Philharmonic in Taipei

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William Schuman: Symphony no. 3

October 25, 2017October 21, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, or below by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy This is no abstract intellectual exercise but an expression of changing moods and emotions, generating excitement and ecstasy at the climactic points. … Continue reading William Schuman: Symphony no. 3

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Roy Harris: Symphony no. 3

October 20, 2017October 14, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, or below by the NBC Orchestra and Arturo Toscanini For me the sounds were like no others I had ever heard – his whole ‘autogenic’ concept of form, the free and … Continue reading Roy Harris: Symphony no. 3

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Randall Thompson: Symphony no. 2 in Em

October 11, 2017September 22, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, or below by the Detroit Symphony under Neeme Järvi second part of the above video It is based on no program either literary or spiritual. It is not cyclical. I wanted … Continue reading Randall Thompson: Symphony no. 2 in Em

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John Knowles Paine: Symphony no. 1 in Cm

September 25, 2017September 16, 2017 Fugue for Thought

performed by the Ulster Orchestra under JoAnn Falletta, or below by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta (cover image by Freddie Marriage) Before Mr. Paine, there had never been an American music writer worthy of serious consideration in the … Continue reading John Knowles Paine: Symphony no. 1 in Cm

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