Upbeat Live

Music Engineer Mike Matessino discusses Superman in Concert.

This talk was given at a performance of Superman in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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Composer Chris Castro explores Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff with Mao Fujita.

This talk was given at a performance of Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Sofia GUBAIDULINA  Poema-Skazka ("Fairy-Tale Poem")

RACHMANINOFF  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

PROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

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Educator Thomas Neenan explores Wayne Marshall with Wayne Marshall.

This talk was given at a performance of Wayne Marshall at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Wayne MARSHALL Improvised Intrada

JONGEN  Sonata Eroïca, Op. 94

FRANCK  Choral No. 1 in E major

LAURIN  Étude Héroïque

DUPRÉ  Evocation

III. Allegro Deciso

WIDOR  Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, No. 1

Wayne MARSHALL  Improvisation on Rhapsody in Blue

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KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explains Mälkki Conducts Brahm.

This talk was given at a performance of Mälkki Conducts Brahm at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRAHMS  Academic Festival Overture

BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2

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Conductor Christian Campos guides Schubert & Beethoven.

This talk was given at a performance of Schubert & Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589 (“Little C-major”)

BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 7

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Composer Veronika Krausas reflects on Ravel and Adès.

This talk was given at a performance of Ravel and Adès at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Thomas ADÈS  Five Spells from The Tempest

RAVEL  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Thomas ADÈS  Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

RAVEL  La valse, A Choreographic Poem

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KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen delves into A Century of Film Music.

This talk was given at a performance of A Century of Film Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Alfred NEWMAN  20th Century Fox Fanfare

KORNGOLD  Main Title from Captain Blood

Miklós RÓZSA  Prelude (Main Title) from Ben-Hur

WAXMAN  Sunset Boulevard Suite

HERRMANN  Scène d’Amour from Vertigo

Alex NORTH  “Forest Meeting” and "March" from Spartacus

Alfred NEWMAN  Cathy’s Theme from Wuthering Heights (with Ms. Wang)

Maurice JARRE  Suite from Lawrence of Arabia

Danny ELFMAN  Main Title from Batman

John WILLIAMS  Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

GOLDSMITH  The Hunt from Planet of the Apes

MORRICONE  Main Title from Once Upon a Time in the West (with Ms. Newman)

Thomas NEWMAN  The Night Window from 1917

John WILLIAMS  “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from Indiana Jones

ROTA  Suite from The Godfather

Alan SILVESTRI  Suite from Back to the Future

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Educator Asadour Santourian leads a conversation on Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel.

This talk was given at a performance of Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRAHMS  Double Concerto

BRUCKNER  Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

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Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano delves into Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold with Alberto Arvelo & Cori Ellison.

This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

WAGNER  Das Rheingold

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Composer Paul Gibson guides Mahler 6 with Dudamel.

This talk was given at a performance of Mahler 6 with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER  Symphony No. 6, “Tragic”

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