Your Dream Concerts

[kyjo]

I would start a series in which each concert focuses on (mainly) obscure composers from a particular nationality. My first four concerts in the series would be:


All-Scandinavian Night!

Carl Nielsen: Overture An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands
Joonas Kokkonen: Cello Concerto (Truls Mørk, cello)

*intermission*

Kurt Atterberg: Symphony no. 3 in D major West Coast Pictures
Encore: Geirr Tveitt: A Hundred Hardanger Tunes: Suite no. 2

Myself conducting the Gothenburg SO



All-French Night!

Florent Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé: Symphonic Suite
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano)

*intermission*

Albéric Magnard: Symphony no. 3 in B-flat minor
Encore: Jacques Ibert: Bacchanale

Myself conducting the Orchestre de Paris



All-Czech Night!

Miloslav Kabeláč: Passacaglia The Mystery of Time
Bohuslav Martinů: Piano Concerto no. 4 Incantations (Radoslav Kvapil, piano)

*intermission*

Josef Suk: Symphony in C minor Asrael
Encore: Vítězslav Novák: Overture Lady Godiva

Myself conducting the Czech PO



It's Low Countries night!

Adolphe Biarent: Symphonic Poem Trenmor
Rudolf Escher: Musique pour l’esprit en deuil

*intermission*

Leon Orthel: Symphony no. 3
Joseph Jongen: Symphonie Concertante for organ and orchestra (Michael Murray, organ)

Myself conducting the Concertgebouw


Dream away!

[suffolkcoastal]

British Night

Too many dream concerts to think of under this heading but here's one:

Bliss: Meditations on a theme of John Blow
Moeran: Violin Concerto
Simpson: Symphony No 9

Scandinavian Night

Holmboe: Symphony No 8
Sinding: Violin Concerto
Aho: Symphonic Dances
Rautavaara: Symphony No 3

American Night
Again so many I can think of but here's an example

Harris:Symphony No 7
Piston: Violin Concerto No 1
Hanson: Elegy for Serge Koussevitsky
Diamond: Symphony No 3

That's three for starters!

[cilgwyn]

A Concert Marathon of every single symphony ever composed by Don Gillis,conducted by me,dancing around on the podium like James Last!

Suddenly I'm awake lying in bed,dripping with sweat. Thank goodness it was just a nightmare. Oh,the relief!
But wait a minute? What's that toothbrush & that huge pile of Don Gillis cds doing next to my bed?!!

Do nightmares count?!!
(The tooth ache doesn't help!! )

[Dundonnell]

Where do I buy tickets to these concerts I shall most certainly be attending. (Not the Don Gillis one though )

I love the idea that the audiences will be so swept away by the power and passion of Kyle's performances with his fine orchestras that they will all demand encores

[ttle]

How did you know that I did this programming exercise regularly on my way to work? (Not to mention plans for future CDs and videos!)

Lithuania/Latvia-1
A.
Kenins: Sinfonia Ad Fugam (Symphony No. 6)
Kenins: Concerto for 14 instruments
B.
Jērums: Eseja (Essay)
Juzeliūnas: Žmogaus lyra (Symphony No. 3: the Lyre of Man)

Lithuania/Latvia-2
A.
R. Šerkšnytė: Žara (Glow)
Grīnblats: Symphony No. 5
B.
Balakauskas: Concerto for oboe, harpsichord and strings
Balakauskas: Ostrobotnijos simfonija (Symphony No. 3: Ostrobothnian Symphony)

Estonia
A.
A. Kapp: Symphony No. 1
B.
Eller: Videvik (Twilight)
Tubin: Symphony No. 8

Finland
A.
Madetoja: Syksy (Autumn)
A. Merikanto: Fantasia orkesterille (Fantasy for orchestra)
B.
Raitio: Joutsenet (Swans)
Englund: Mustarastassinfonia (Symphony No. 2: Blackbird)

Sweden
A.
Atterberg: Adagio amoroso
Kallstenius: Symphony no. 2
B.
Stenhammar: Serenade

Norway
A.
Kleven: Skogens Søvn (The Forest Asleep)
Valen: Violin Concerto
Irgens-Jensen: Passacaglia
B.
Egge: Dolce quasi passacaglia (Symphony No. 5)
Sæverud: Salme (Symphony No. 7: Psalm)

Denmark-1
A.
Nørgård: Twilight
Langgaard: Det Himmelrivende (Symphony No. 6: the Heaven-Storming)
B.
Nørholm: Isola Bella (Symphony No. 2)

Denmark-2
A.
Holmboe: Symphony No. 11
H.D. Koppel: Tre Davidssalmer (Three Psalms of David, op. 48)
B.
Nørgård: Symphony No. 3

Croatia-1
A.
Šulek: Klasični koncert br. 2 (Classical Concerto No. 2)
Šulek: Violin Concerto
B.
Šulek: Symphony No. 6

Croatia-2
A.
Bersa: Sablasti (Apparitions)
I. Brkanović: Symphony No. 2
B.
Slavenski: Simfonija Orijenta (Symphony of the Orient)

Slovenia, Hungary
A.
Veress: Sinfonia Minneapolitana (Symphony No. 2)
Lajtha: Symphony No. 9
B.
Ramovš: Sinfonia Pietà
Škerjanc: Symphony No. 4, for strings

Serbia
A.
Hristić: Ohridska Legenda (the Legend of Ohrid), Suite No. 1
Ristić: Symphony No. 8
B.
V. Mokranjac: Lirska Poema (Lyrical Poem)
Brucci: Symphony No. 3

Bulgaria
A.
P. Vladigerov: Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra, "Majska" (of May)
B.
L. Nikolov: Symphony for 13 string instruments
Iliev: Symphony No. 6

Albania, Greece
A.
Zadeja: Symphony
Ibrahimi: Sinfoni tragjike (Tragic Symphony)
B.
Skalkot(t)as: I epistrofi tou Odyssea (The Return of Ulysses)

Slovakia, Czech Republic
A.
A. Albrecht: Túžby a spomienky (Desires and Memories)
Suchoň: Metamorfózy (Metamorphoses)
B.
Kabeláč: Symphony No. 7, for narrator and orchestra
Feld: Symphony No. 1

Poland, Romania, Ukraine
A.
Niculescu: Cantos (Symphony No. 3)
Palester: Violin Concerto
B.
Lyatoshynsky: Symphony No. 3

Caucasus
A.
Kancheli: Symphony No. 4, edzghvneba mik’elanjelos khs. (in memoriam Michelangelo)
Q. Qarayev: Violin Concerto
B.
Terterian: Symphony No. 6

[Vandermolen]

British Night

Too many dream concerts to think of under this heading but here's one:

Bliss: Meditations on a theme of John Blow
Moeran: Violin Concerto
Simpson: Symphony No 9

Scandinavian Night

Holmboe: Symphony No 8
Sinding: Violin Concerto
Aho: Symphonic Dances
Rautavaara: Symphony No 3

American Night
Again so many I can think of but here's an example

Harris:Symphony No 7
Piston: Violin Concerto No 1
Hanson: Elegy for Serge Koussevitsky
Diamond: Symphony No 3

That's three for starters!

I'll be there for all of these!

[cjvinthechair]

Oh, gee...what a lovely thread - & I'll be scrutinising the submissions for things I've missed out on; not quite so many nowadays.

As one or two of you may know - I've a preference for choral music, so, with the possibility of scheduling an all-choral programme...and a promise I won't be conducting:
Jon Leifs Requiem, Christopher Rouse Requiem, Frank Martin Requiem - hope you don't miss the last train !

[Christo]

Myself conducting the Concertgebouw

Why didn't you tell us before? 

[kyjo]

Myself conducting the Concertgebouw

Why didn't you tell us before? 

 

[dholling]

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part one.
Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony
Glazunov: Eighth Symphony
*intermission*
Myaskovsky: Sixth Symphony

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part two.
Rachmaninov: First Symphony
Popov: First Symphony
*intermission*
Shostakovich: Fourth Symphony

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part three.
Glazunov: The Song of Destiny
Steinberg: Second Symphony
*intermission*
Myaskovsky: Thirteenth Symphony
Knipper: Fourth Symphony

American Night
Creston: Second Symphony
Bernstein: Second Symphony
*intermission*
Diamond: First Symphony
Antheil: Piano Concerto I

Nordic Night, part one.
Atterberg: Second Symphony
               Varmland Rhapsody
*intermission*
Alfven: Third Symphony
Langgaard: Fourth Symphony "Leaf-fall"

Nordic Night, part two.
Nielsen: "Aladdin"

Nordic Night, part three.
Alfven: "Mountain King"

Nordic Night, part four.
Melartin: Symphony no. IV
Merikanto: Piano Concerto no. II
*intermission*
Nielsen: Symphony no. III
Sibelius: Scenes Historesque II

Baltic Night, part one.
Artur Kapp: Symphony no. I
Lydia Auster: Piano Concerto
*intermission*
Tubin: Symphony no. IV
Skulte: 'Waves"

Baltic Night, part two.
Peteris Barrisons: Symphony no. II
Ivanovs: Symphony no. VI
*intermission*
Skulte: Symphony no. I

I doubt concerts of this kind will ever take place, especially in representative countries like Estonia and Sweden, but it's a nice set of dreams nevertheless.
 

[kyjo]

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part one.
Tchaikovsky: 6th Symphony
Glazunov: Eighth Symphony
*intermission*
Myaskovsky: Sixth Symphony

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part two.
Rachmaninov: First Symphony
Popov: First Symphony
*intermission*
Shostakovich: Fourth Symphony

Russian Night "Russia's Cataclysm" (1890s through the 1930s); part three.
Glazunov: The Song of Destiny
Steinberg: Second Symphony
*intermission*
Myaskovsky: Thirteenth Symphony
Knipper: Fourth Symphony

American Night
Creston: Second Symphony
Bernstein: Second Symphony
*intermission*
Diamond: First Symphony
Antheil: Piano Concerto I

Nordic Night, part one.
Atterberg: Second Symphony
               Varmland Rhapsody
*intermission*
Alfven: Third Symphony
Langgaard: Fourth Symphony "Leaf-fall"

Nordic Night, part two.
Nielsen: "Aladdin"

Nordic Night, part three.
Alfven: "Mountain King"

Nordic Night, part four.
Melartin: Symphony no. IV
Merikanto: Piano Concerto no. II
*intermission*
Nielsen: Symphony no. III
Sibelius: Scenes Historesque II

Baltic Night, part one.
Artur Kapp: Symphony no. I
Lydia Auster: Piano Concerto
*intermission*
Tubin: Symphony no. IV
Skulte: 'Waves"

Baltic Night, part two.
Peteris Barrisons: Symphony no. II
Ivanovs: Symphony no. VI
*intermission*
Skulte: Symphony no. I

I doubt concerts of this kind will ever take place, especially in representative countries like Estonia and Sweden, but it's a nice set of dreams nevertheless.
 

Where can I order tickets?

[dholling]

Hopefully at the ASO's website or at Avery Fisher Hall (as soon as I get Maestro Botstein to at least consider them, if I can).