BPO Classics Repertoire 1981-1982
3, 4 October 1981
Ives/Schuman – Variations on “America”
Dvorak – Violin Concerto in A minor, op.53
Mahler – Symphony No.1 in D major
Julius Rudel, conductor
Isaac Stern, violinist
17, 20 October 1981
Schuman, W. – Circus Overture
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat major, K.271 “Jeunehomme”
Prokofiev – Symphony No.6 in E-flat major, op.111
Jorge Mester, guest conductor
John Browning, pianist
7, 8 November 1981
Wagner – Rienzi: Overture
Samuel – Requiem for Survivors “and suddenly it’s evening”
Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Shostakovich – Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47
Julius Rudel, conductor
21, 24 November 1981
Berlioz – Le Corsaire Overture, op.21
Barber – Music for a Scene from Shelley, op.7
Mozart – Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.3 in D major, op.29 “Polish”
Irwin Hoffman, guest conductor
Charles Haupt, violinist
5, 6 December 1981
Schubert – Rosamunde: Overture
Hanson – Symphony No.2 “Romantic”
Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex
Julius Rudel, conductor
Jose Ferrer, narrator
George Shirley, tenor
Regina Sarfaty, mezzo-soprano
Gary Burgess, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Andrew Schultze, baritone
Men’s Chorus of the Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
12, 13 December 1981
Handel – Messiah
Julius Rudel, conductor
Berenice Bramson, soprano
Diane Wilis, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
9, 12 January 1982
Schubert – Overture in the Italian Style in D major
Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Walker – Lyric for Strings
Brahms – Violin and Cello Concerto in A minor, op.102
Julius Rudel, conductor
Eudice Shapiro, violinist
Zara Nelsova, cellist
23, 24 January 1982
Ward – Euphony for Orchestra
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, op.103 “Egyptian”
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 “Pathetique”
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Lorin Hollander, pianist
30 January, 2 February 1982
Rameau – Zais
Schuller – Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
Schuller – Four Soundscapes “Hudson Vallet Reminiscences”
Beethoven – Symphony No.4 in B-flat major, op.60
Gunther Schuller, guest conductor
13, 16 February 1982
Bach, J.C. – Symphony in B-flat major, op.18, No.2
Thomson – Sea Piece with Birds
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.40
Schubert – Symphony No.6 in C major “Little”
Ravel – Bolero
Julius Rudel, conductor
Ilana Vered, pianist
27, 28 February 1982
Haydn – Symphony No.67 in F major
Barber – Piano Concerto, op.38
Sibelius – Symphony No.7 in C major, op.105
Dvorak – Slavonic Dances, op.46, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4
Christopher Keene, guest conductor
James Toco, pianist
13, 16 March 1982
Verdi – Otello
Julius Rudel, conductor
Marina Todorova, soprano
Anita Swan, mezzo-soprano
Ermanno Mauro, tenor
Gary Burgess, tenor
Christopher Critelli, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
Brian Zunner, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
20, 23 March 1982
Lees – Scarlatti Portfolio
Mozart – Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K.382
Mozart – Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major, K.386
Poulenc – Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.4 in A major, op.90 “Italian”
Julius Rudel, conductor
Santiago Rodriguez, pianist
Panayis Lyras, pianist
3, 4 April 1982
Skrowaczewski – Music at Night
Scriabin – Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op.20
Bruckner – Symphony No.3 in D minor
Stanisław Skrowaczewski, guest conductor
Michael Ponti, pianist
17, 20 April 1982
Bloch – In Memoriam
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, op.14
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Eugene Istomin, pianist
1, 2 May 1982
Flagello – Processional
Schönberg – Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.83
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist
8, 9 May 1982
Bach/Stokowski – Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Hanson – Song of Democracy, for Chorus and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Chorale”
Julius Rudel, conductor
Esther Hinds, soprano
Norma Hirsh, mezzo-soprano
Jon West, tenor
Andrew Frierson, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director