An eclectic program that spans nearly two hundreds years of compositions, from Antonio Vivaldi of the Baroque era to Paul Hindemith in the 20th century. WA Mozart and John Knowles Paine fill in the Classical and Romantic eras respectively.
Four Composer across Four Eras
Paul Hindemith (by Rudolf Wilhelm Heinisch 1950) and John Knowles Paine (by Caroline Cranch 1885)
Playlist
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo, Strings, and Cembalo in C, RV 444
Mindy Kaufmann, piccolo
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Paul Hindemith: Symphony, “Mathis der Maler”
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
WA Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat, K. 191
Judith LeClair, bassoon
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
John Knowles Paine: Symphony No. 2 in A, Op. 34, “In Spring”
Zubin Mehta, conductor