Upbeat Live

Zach Neufeld leads a conversation on John Adams & Conrad Tao. This talk was given at a performance of John Adams & Conrad Tao at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

PIAZZOLLA Selections from Three Tangos Oblivion Libertango

John ADAMS Century Rolls

STRAVINSKY Song of the Nightingale

PROKOFIEV Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60

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Geoffrey Pope guides Shostakovich & Sibelius with Ryan Bancroft.

This talk was given at a performance of Shostakovich & Sibelius at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

SHOSTAKOVICH  Selections from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1

SHOSTAKOVICH  Concerto No. 2 for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 126

SIBELIUS  Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22

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Kristi Brown-Montesano explores Turangalîla with Cynthia Millar and Simone Young.

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

Pieces discussed:

MESSIAEN  Turangalîla-symphonie

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Alan Chapman discusses Tchaikovsky & Haydn.

This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Haydn at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

HAYDN  Symphony No. 93 in D major

REINECKE  Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major, Op. 283

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

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Veronika Krausas delves into Gerald Barry’s Salome with Gerald Barry.

This talk was given at a performance of Gerald Barry’s Salome at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gerald BARRY  Salome

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Steven C. Smith leads a conversation on Vertigo in Concert.

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

Pieces discussed:

Vertigo (1958)

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Thomas Neenan discusses Alcée Chriss III with Alcée Chriss III.

This talk was given at a performance of Alcée Chriss III at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

RACHMANINOFF Non allegro from Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

FRANCK  Allegretto from Symphony in D minor

YOUMANS “Tea For Two”

GUILLOU  Toccata, Op. 9

J.S. BACH  Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532

ARLEN “Over the Rainbow”

TRADITIONAL  Improvisation on “Amazing Grace”

REGER  Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46

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Brian Lauritzen explores John Williams & Rachmaninoff.

This talk was given at a performance of John Williams & Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

John WILLIAMS Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

RACHMANINOFF  Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

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Josh Kun guides The Great Wall of Los Angeles with Juhi Bansal, Nina Shekhar, Estevan Olmos, Nicolás Kekk Benavides, Xavier Muzik and Viet Cuong.

This talk was given at a performance of The Great Wall of Los Angeles at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Juhi BANSAL  A Lone Voice in the Darkness

Nina SHEKHAR  Westbound

Estevan OLMOS  Sin Tierra Sin Voz

Nicolás Lell BENAVIDES  ¡AGUAS!

Xavier MUZIK  God, The Brand

Viet CUONG  Ladders

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Zach Neufeld reflects on Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6.

This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel, Dante, and Beethoven 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”

Thomas ADÈS Inferno – Part 1 of Dante

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