The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was a little light on this month in terms of us trying to emulate the works they had planned to perform. Only five composers to choose from, so naturally all were selected, plus an extra Beethoven work to “make up the numbers” so to speak. Nevertheless, some interesting works as well as a couple of old favourites.
Check out the notes for each session below - they include links to YouTube for the performances.
Here are the class notes, which include links to videos to be watched, for 12th and 24th June.
Class Notes 12th June- Beethoven 2020, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and more
Class Notes 26th June - Beethoven 2020, Anton Bruckner, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saens
Check out the notes for each session below - they include links to YouTube for the performances.
Here are the class notes, which include links to videos to be watched, for 12th and 24th June.
Class Notes 12th June- Beethoven 2020, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and more
Class Notes 26th June - Beethoven 2020, Anton Bruckner, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saens
Beethoven 2020 - selections for June
12th June: "To celebrate Beethoven 2020 and round out this session, "I have turned to the MSO’s “Keep the Music Going” concerts for this time of isolation and to a performance of one of Beethoven’s string quartets which four of the MSO orchestra playing as the 'Quartz Quartet' performed and posted on YouTube last month"
12th June: "To celebrate Beethoven 2020 and round out this session, "I have turned to the MSO’s “Keep the Music Going” concerts for this time of isolation and to a performance of one of Beethoven’s string quartets which four of the MSO orchestra playing as the 'Quartz Quartet' performed and posted on YouTube last month"
26th June: "How serendipitous that on the planned MSO schedule of recitals for this month is the work that recently came in at No.3 in ABC Classic 100 – the 6th Symphony. A recent recording of it by the Philharmonic concluded the session"...
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I know this is not best way of doing what we do, but because it doesn’t look as though we will be back in our normal venue for a while yet, we must do something……. for, as the ABC FM presenters keep telling their listeners: “…… life’s better with music”.
So tune into your favourite music station at least, and keep well and keep safe.
Bill Squire
27June 2020
I know this is not best way of doing what we do, but because it doesn’t look as though we will be back in our normal venue for a while yet, we must do something……. for, as the ABC FM presenters keep telling their listeners: “…… life’s better with music”.
So tune into your favourite music station at least, and keep well and keep safe.
Bill Squire
27June 2020
