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Considered Opinions Archive—2008
Considered Opinions is WCLV's program that reviews performances by Cleveland-area music ensembles. Commentator Jerome Crossley offers an informed and witty perspective on performances by groups that include the Cleveland Orchestra and Opera Cleveland.
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 4 December 2008
Franz Liszt: The Black Gondola (arr. John Adams). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488; Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491. (Jayce Ogren, cond.; Mitsuko Uchida, p. & cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 28 November 2008
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Aditus. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra— in D major, Op. 61. Igor Stravinsky: Pètrouchka; Scherzo à la russe. (Christian Tetzlaff, v.; Paavo Järvi, cond.).
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 20 November 2008
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor (Haas version). (Herbert Blomstedt, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 13 November 2008
Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra— in A minor, Op. 102 ("Double"). Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 ("Eroica"). (William Preucil, v.; Desmond Hoebig, vc.; Herbert Blomstedt, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 6 November 2008
Olivier Messiaen: Sept haïkaï—esquisses Japonaises. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor ("Great"), K. 427. (Joela Jones, p.; Malin Hartelius, sop.; Isabel Leonard, m-s.; Rufus Müller, ten.; Christopher Feigum, bar.; Cleveland Orchestra— Chorus; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 31 October 2008
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel. (Patricia Risley, Hänsel; Anya Matanovic, Gretel; Dana Beth Miller, Mother / Witch; Todd Thomas, Father; Natasha Ospina, Dew Fairy / Sandman; Dean Williamson, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 30 October 2008
F. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 100 ("Military") in G major. John Adams: Gnarly Buttons. Albert Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42. (Franklin Cohen, cl.; Marc Minkowski, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 23 October 2008
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral Suite from Naïs. Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048. Johann Christian Bach: Sinfonia Concertante in C major, T289 No. 4. George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks. (Nicholas McGegan, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 9 October 2008
Jacques Ibert: Escales. Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. (Lang Lang, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 2 October 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183. Karol Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie concertante). Richard Strauss: Burleske. Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 2, 3, 5, and 7. (Emanuel Ax, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 26 September 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Maureen McKay, Susanna; Jason Hardy, Figaro; Corey McKern, Count Almaviva; Elaine Alvarez, Countess Almaviva; Carolyn Kahl, Cherubino; Dean Williamson, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 25 September 2008
George Benjamin: Duet for Piano and Orchestra—. Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E major. (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 5 June 2008
Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka. (Camilla Nylund, Rusalka; Piotr Beczala, The Prince; Alan Held, The Water-Goblin; Birgit Remmert, Jezibaba; Emily Magee, The Foreign Princess; Christopher Feigum, Gamekeeper, Huntsman; Eva Liebau, Turnspit; Anna Prohaska, Stefanie Atanasov, Hannah Esther Minutillo, Wood Nymphs)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 29 May 2008
Franz Schubert: Andante in B minor from Symphonic Fragments, D. 936A (compl. Brian Newbould). Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin; Viola Concerto (compl. Tibor Serly). Johann Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz, Op. 437. (Kim Kashkashian, va.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 22 May 2008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40, K. 550. Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3. Alban Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra—, Op. 6. (Mitsuko Uchida, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 15 May 2008
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52. Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20. (Franklin Cohen, cl.; Osmo Vänskä, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 8 May 2008
Anatoly Lyadov: Kikimora, Op. 63. Antonín Dvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 (Symphonic Suite after The Thousand-and-One Nights). (Desmond Hoebig, vc.; Hans Graf, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 1 May 2008
Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Andrew Davis). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216. César Franck: Symphony in D minor. (Stefan Jackiw, v.; Sir Andrew Davis, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 24 April 2008
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta. Peter Eötvös: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra—. Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra—. (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich, p.; Peter Eötvös, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 18 April 2008
Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème (Melody Moore, Mimì; Laura Z. Pedersen, Musetta; Mark T. Panuccio, Rodolfo; Michael Todd Simpson, Marcello; Kristopher Irmiter, Schaunard; Derrick Parker, Colline; Michael Ryan, Parpignol; Jason Budd, Benoit/Alcindoro; Dean Williamson, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 11 April 2008
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1). (Paul Flight, countertenor; Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; Brian Mulligan, baritone; Cleveland Orchestra— Chorus; Robert Porco, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 20 March 2008
Roberto Sierra: Fandangos for Orchestra—. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra— in D major, Op. 35. Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel). (Midori, v.; Giancarlo Guerrero, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 13 March 2008
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Tempest: Fantasy-Overture, Op. 18. Eino Tamberg: Trumpet Concerto No. 1, Op. 42. Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé—Suites Nos. 1 & 2. (Michael Sachs, tpt.; Ilan Volkov, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 6 March 2008
Olivier Messiaen: Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde. (Jonas Kaufmann, ten.; Christopher Maltman, bar.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 28 February 2008
Johannes Maria Staud: Apeiron—Music for Large Orchestra. Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37. Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98.
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 22 February 2008
Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite in B-flat Major from Tafelmusik III. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Flute Concerto in A Major, H. 438, Wq. 168. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"). (Joshua Smith, f.; Ton Koopman, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 14 February 2008
Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta. Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11. (Eörs Kisfaludy, narrator; John Relyea, Bluebeard; Michelle DeYoung, Judith; Pierre Boulez, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 7 February 2008
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue (Ricercata) from Musical Offering, arr. Anton Webern. Alban Berg: Violin Concerto. Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5. (Leonidas Kavakos, v.; Pierre Boulez, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 17 January 2008
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella; Suite from The Firebird (1919 version). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Thomas Adés: Overture, Waltz, and Finale from Powder Her Face. (Radu Lupu, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 10 January 2008
Charles Ives: Psalm 135. Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") in E minor, Op. 95. F. Joseph Haydn: Mass in D Minor ("Lord Nelson"). (Twyla Robinson, sop.; Kelley O'Connor, m-s.; Thomas Cooley, ten.; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-bar.; Cleveland Orchestra— Chorus; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
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