July - Magnani; Elgar and a session on American composers

23 June, 2017

John presented the session commencing with Aurelio Magnani (1856 - 1921), composer, clarinettist and pianist. We played

• Melodica Romantica, Ricardo Bartoli pianist.
• Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), 7th Symphony played by Zagreb Philharmonic.

Les presented the second half of the session with a DVD of Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) featuring his Cello Concerto with soloist, a very young Jaqueline Dupre conducted by her husband, a very young Daniel Barenbohm!
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14 July, 2017

John presented a session of American music. The composers are:

• Edward MacDowell (1860 - 1908) Contemporary of Mahler, pupil of Liszt. We played Piano Concerto No. 2
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) we listened to the Opera, Porgy and Bess, Symphonic Picture.

• Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981) we played his Adagio for Strings, which he was most famous for. This was played by New York Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Toscanini.
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) - Billy the Kid (The Ballet)

Joan Visvader