The December newsletter is out a day early … Pacific Overtures. December, 2017.
December vlog update
Here’s my colleague’s December update on Pacific Symphony concerts, bad sweater and all.
Listen to this: Sonata form
Sonata form is a rich and complex subject, often considered beyond the understanding of all except well schooled musicians. But some of the basics are pretty easy to understand and, more important, hear. First, there are three main sections in
Miscellany
(Curated classical music news and views from around the internet.) Take a hike with composer John Adams in the Sierras, the setting for his new opera on the Gold Rush, “Girls of the Golden West.”… The artistic director of the venerable
Pacific Symphony: December concerts
Here’s your quick, mobile-friendly guide to December concerts at Pacific Symphony, with links to buy tickets online. Estonian conductor Anu Tali, recently picked by The Washington Post as one of the top “Female conductors to watch,” makes her debut with
Carlos Kleiber conducts ‘The Huntsmen’s Chorus’
https://youtu.be/lq1JzXT1akM This has long been one of my favorite pieces of Kleiberiana — “The Huntsmen’s Chorus” from Weber’s “Der Freischutz.” It’ll make you feel good. You’re welcome.
What’s a conductor do?
A young Carlo Maria Giulini conducts the “Limoges” section of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Happy Thanksgiving
This seems appropriate for the day, one of my favorite recordings of Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, with Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Happy Thanksgiving.
Interview: Conductor Anu Tali
By TIMOTHY MANGAN Anu Tali is on the line from her home in Sarasota, FL, where she is music director of the orchestra (though not for much longer), and we ask her about being named recently as one of the