Conductor’s Corner
Welcome to Conductor’s Corner!
In this recurring section I introduce the major composers and their works that are featured during the CYS season. Detailed program notes, commentary, Q&A, and audio clips presented here will enhance your enjoyment of the music as well as enrich your understanding of the composers and their lives and careers. Enjoy!
Very fondly yours,
Leo Eylar
Belá Bartók (1881-1945)
Dance Suite
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Double Concerto
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 82
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Symphonic Dances
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Feste Romane
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Daphnis et Chloé, Suites 1 and 2
The Mighty Handful
Modest Mussorgsky
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Symphony No. 1
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Symphony No. 1
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Firebird Suite (1919)