Mozart's Jupiter and a Christopher Rouse Premiere
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Alan Gilbert
In this week's broadcast from the New York Philharmonic, music director Alan Gilbert leads the premiere of Christopher Rouse’s Odna Zhizn, a moody and mercurial 20-minute work that gives the full orchestra a workout. Rouse writes: "In Russian, 'odna zhizn' means 'a life.' This work has been composed in homage to a person of Russian ancestry who is very dear to me." The score is a "private love letter" in which letters have been translated into notes, though the receipient is undisclosed. Also on this week's program are two Mozart favorites, his Jupiter Symphony, and the Sinfonia concertante for Winds.
Program details:
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Winds
Christopher Rouse: Odna Zhizn (World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
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