As part of Seattle Symphony's Chamber series, Philippe Entremont will give another performance on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. with a program featuring the music of Brahms, Beethoven and Franck. (More information to be announced in an upcoming release).
Since Philippe Entremont made his debut in New York's Carnegie Hall at age 18, he has gone on to conduct and perform with the world's major orchestras. From 1981 to 1986, he was Director of the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra and presently resides as the Director of Music of the Denver Symphony. He also is the Founder, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Festival Orchestra of the biennial Santo Domingo Music Festival, the Principal Guest Conductor of the Munich Symphony and the Orchestra de Cadaqués. Having also served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra for nearly 30 years and as the Music Director for the Israel Chamber Orchestra, he is now Conductor Laureate for both ensembles.
Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor was written in 1785 but, with its syncopated and excited first movement, it still seems as fresh and dramatic as ever. The middle slow movement, with its prevailing serenity and poise, creates a safe haven far removed from the stormy opening Allegro, although, here too, Mozart unleashes a fury in G minor before ending quietly. The final movement reprises the ferocity of the opening. Yet, in keeping with the common practice of the Classical era, Mozart moves into a joyous D major before ending the piece.
The Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, along with the opera itself, was composed in 1786 and was derived from Beaumarchias' famous and revolutionary play that lampooned the foibles and abuses of aristocracy. The effervescent Overture, a whirlwind of comic energy, belies the undercurrent of human emotion that adds to the opera's lasting beauty.
Shortly after he moved to Vienna, Mozart composed Serenade No. 7 in D major. Also known as the "Haffner"Â Serenade, the piece is an eight movement work from which the composer borrowed four movements for his "Haffner"Â Symphony, written a year later. It is often preceded by the brief and festive March in D major, as it is in this program.
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Posted January 11th, 2007 by ruzik_tuzik
