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Notes from the New World

The 大象传媒 Philharmonic in music by Martinu and Stravinsky written in 1940s America. Andrei Ionita joins the orchestra for Dvorak's Cello Concerto, a work he began in America.

From the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
Presented by Tom Redmond

Stravinsky: Orpheus
Dvo艡谩k: Cello Concerto in B minor

Music Interval

Martin暖: Symphony No 4

大象传媒 Philharmonic
Andrei Ionit膬 (cello)
John Storgards (conductor)

Having fled across the Atlantic to escape in Nazi Europe, Martin暖 marked the defeat of his persecutors in 1945 with his Fourth Symphony. In this joyous and powerful work we hear military sounds but also snatches of Czech folk song. The following year, in Los Angeles, Stravinsky finished his ballet 'Orpheus' which received its premiere in New York in 1948. Choreographed by Balanchine the music is translucent, lyrical and restrained; the dreadful moment when Orpheus turns back to see Eurydice is powerfully marked - by silence. Andrei Ionit膬 joins the orchestra for another work which marks the loss of a loved-one. Fifty years before Stravinsky and Martin暖 made America their home a home-sick Dvorak was teaching in New York. His Cello Concerto is infused with a powerful longing for his homeland, and for his sister-in-law Josefina; she had a particular fondness for one of his songs which appears in the slow movement. When she died a few years later, he revised the piece in homage to her.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 26 Mar 2019 19:30

Music Played

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Orpheus

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Cello Concerto in B minor

    Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sarabande from the Cello Suite No 1

    Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬.
  • Andr茅 Previn

    Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon

    Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Stephen Taylor. Performer: Dennis Godburn.
  • Bohuslav Martin暖

    Symphony No 4

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 Mar 2019 19:30

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