ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA (THE): Program 13: Russian Treasures / Program 14: Northern Lights (G. Schwarz)
Orchestra:
All-Star Orchestra, The
Conductor:
Schwarz, Gerard
Composer:
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Composer:
Prokofiev, Sergey
Composer:
Sibelius, Jean
Date of Concert: 2017
Playing Time: 01:53:33
Television Director:
Azar, Habib
Catalogue Number: 2.110561
UPC: 747313556151
The All-Star Orchestra gives you a front row seat to the world's greatest music, performed by top players chosen from over 30 great American orchestras, and conducted by Gerard Schwarz. The programs feature complete performances of popular masterpieces and world premieres of new works by leading American composers. Filmed in High-Definition with 19 cameras during a once-a-year 'summit' in New York's historic Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center, the All-Star Orchestra celebrates the symphonic experience in the 21st century.
Program 13: Russian Treasures
The beloved orchestral showpiece of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is a series of imaginative musical portraits, including The Gnome, the Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks in their Shells and the spectacular finale, The Great Gate of Kiev. Excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet includes: Capulets and Montagues, the Dance of the Knights, Portrait of Young Juliet, Scene at the Ball, the Fight, and The Death of Tybalt.
Program 14: Northern Lights
A pinnacle of Nordic Romanticism is Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2. The grand, expansive melodies and searing harmonies have been called the musical equivalents of fire and ice. This is the most famous of the Finnish composer's symphonies.
