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SUMMARY:California Symphony: FROM TCHAIKOVSKY TO COPLAND – Classical Contemporaries
DESCRIPTION:California Symphony's November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky\, creating a direct musical and historical connection. The variations are based on a theme from Tchaikovsky's song Legend\, transforming it into a work of lyrical beauty and emotional depth. Tchaikovsky's own Serenade for Strings from 1880 remains one of his most enduring and personal works\, praised by the composer himself as "a piece from the heart."American composer Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto from 1948 was commissioned and premiered by jazz legend Benny Goodman\, and fuses a lyrical and expressive first movement with a second movement influenced by popular music from North and South America\, connected by a spectacular cadenza for the soloist. California Symphony's new principal clarinet\, Cory Tiffin\, takes center stage in this virtuosic showcase. Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings from 1936\, with its hauntingly beautiful melody\, is one of the most recognizable pieces in American music\, heard in concerts\, films\, and national moments of reflection. The program highlights how musical contemporaries influenced one another: Arensky paid tribute to his mentor while shaping his own lyrical Russian style\, while Barber and Copland born the same year explored complementary visions of American music\, from Barber's expressive lyricism to Copland's folk-inspired "Americana."Tickets include a free 30-minute pre-concert talk by award-winning instructor Scott Foglesong\, starting one hour before the show.CLICK FOR TICKETS
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:California Symphony'\;s November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky'\;s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky\, creating a direct musical and historical connection. The variations are based on a theme from Tchaikovsky'\;s song Legend\, transforming it into a work of lyrical beauty and emotional depth. Tchaikovsky'\;s own Serenade for Strings from 1880 remains one of his most enduring and personal works\, praised by the composer himself as "\;a piece from the heart."\;
American composer Aaron Copland'\;s Clarinet Concerto from 1948 was commissioned and premiered by jazz legend Benny Goodman\, and fuses a lyrical and expressive first movement with a second movement influenced by popular music from North and South America\, connected by a spectacular cadenza for the soloist. California Symphony'\;s new principal clarinet\, Cory Tiffin\, takes center stage in this virtuosic showcase. Samuel Barber'\;s Adagio for Strings from 1936\, with its hauntingly beautiful melody\, is one of the most recognizable pieces in American music\, heard in concerts\, films\, and national moments of reflection. The program highlights how musical contemporaries influenced one another: Arensky paid tribute to his mentor while shaping his own lyrical Russian style\, while Barber and Copland&mdash\;born the same year&mdash\;explored complementary visions of American music\, from Barber'\;s expressive lyricism to Copland'\;s folk-inspired "\;Americana."\;
Tickets include a free 30-minute pre-concert talk by award-winning instructor Scott Foglesong\, starting one hour before the show.
CLICK FOR TICKETS
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