BPO Classics Repertoire 1984-1985
15, 18 September 1984
Gottschalk – Symphonie romantique “La nuit des tropiques”
Chausson – Poème de l’amour et de la mer
Brahms – Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73
Julius Rudel, conductor
Clamma Dale, soprano
20, 21 October 1984
Mendelssohn – Ruy Blas: Overture, op.95
Strauss, R. – Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Mahler – Symphony No.4 in G major
Julius Rudel, conductor
Lee Luvisi, pianist
Gail Hirschenfang, soprano
2, 3 November 1984
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
Liszt – A Faust Symphony
Julius Rudel, conductor
Charles Haupt, violinist
Gary Burgess, tenor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Men’s Chorus,
Thomas Swan, director
17, 18 November 1984
Druckman – Prism
Szymanowski – Violin Concerto No.1, op.35
Rimsky-Korsakoff – Sheherazade, op.35
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Stephanie Chase, violinist
20 November 1984
Berlioz – Les Troyens à Carthage
Bach – Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor
Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op.28
Rimsky-Korsakoff – Sheherazade, op.35
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Stacy Phelps, violinist
30 November, 1 December 1984
Barber – Essay No.2 for Orchestra
Ives – Robert Browning Overture
Gould – Tap Dance Concerto
Gould – Burchfield Gallery
Gould – American Ballads, Hymnal “We Shall Overcome”
Morton Gould, composer, conductor
Fred Strickler, tap dancer
26, 27 January 1985
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist
8, 9 February 1985
Smetana – The Bartered Bride: Overture
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto in D major
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violinist
23, 24 February 1985
Schubert – Symphony No.3 in D major
Lees – Concerto for Brass Instruments
Sibelius – Symphony No.2 in D major, op.43
Eduardo Mata, guest conductor
8, 9 March 1985
Fountain – Symphony No.1 “Epitome of the Opressed”
Rimsky-Korsakoff – Piano Concerto in C minor, op.30
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.19 in F major, K.459
Elgar – Enigma Variations, op.36
Catherine Comet, guest conductor
Paul Badura-Skoda, pianist
16, 17 March 1985
Lalo – Le roi d’Ys
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467
Ravel – Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No.1, Suite No.2
Philippe Entremont, pianist, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
21 March 1985
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Bach – Violin Concerto No.2 in E major
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major
Alexander Schneider, guest conductor
Charles Haupt, violinist
Charles Castleman, violinist
Harry Taub, violinist
John Burgess, flutist
Rodney Pierce, oboist
David Kuehn, trumpeter
26 March 1985
Bach – Suite No.3 in D major
Bach – Cantata No.51 “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!”
Bach – Magnificat
Raymond Harvey, conductor
Christine Donahue, soprano
Diane Kesling, mezzo-soprano
Gary Burgess, tenor
Brian Zunner, baritone
David Kuehn, trumpeter
Houghton College Chorus,
Bruce Brown, director
30, 31 March 1985
Bach – St. Matthew Passion
Julius Rudel, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
Delores Ziegler, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Frank, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
Buffalo Arts and Music Youth Chorus
Donald Hilliard, director
12, 13 April 1985
Smetana – Ma Vlast: Sarka
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Bruckner – Symphony No.4 in E-flat major “Romantic”
Julius Rudel, conductor
Leon Fleisher, pianist
27, 28 April 1985
Haydn – Symphony No.44 in E minor “Trauer”
Themmen – Cupid and Psyche for Violin and Orchestra
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Emanuel Bock, violinist
11, 14 May 1985
Kurka – The Good Soldier Schweik: Suite
Bloch – Concerto Grosso No.1 for Strings and Piano Obligato
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Julius Rudel, conductor
William Eddins, pianist
17, 18 May 1985
La Montaine – Jubilant Overture, op.20
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 “Organ Symphony”
Julius Rudel, conductor
André Watts, pianist
James Bigham, organist