After the smorgasbord of music provided by the MSO in the month of September, October was more like having a set menu, with only a handful of composers represented in the month’s offerings.
To continue the analogy: appetisers courtesy of Francis Poulenc, and Benjamin Britten, entrees by way of Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss, Mains per Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorak, and desserts in both sessions provided by Beethoven (of course) comprised the menus.
Two diverse programmes on each occasion with music stretching from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It’s all included in the class notes below, with YouTube links to the performances,
Class Notes: 9th October and 23rd October
I’m sure you will find something to satisfy your musical taste if not your appetite for more.
Bon appetit!
Bill Squire
To continue the analogy: appetisers courtesy of Francis Poulenc, and Benjamin Britten, entrees by way of Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss, Mains per Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorak, and desserts in both sessions provided by Beethoven (of course) comprised the menus.
Two diverse programmes on each occasion with music stretching from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It’s all included in the class notes below, with YouTube links to the performances,
Class Notes: 9th October and 23rd October
I’m sure you will find something to satisfy your musical taste if not your appetite for more.
Bon appetit!
Bill Squire
