Bernstein's Favorite
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
American composer Randall Thompson (1899 - 1984), while perhaps not an immediate household name, is nevertheless one of the most innovative composers of the 20th century. Thompson's Symphony No. 2 in E minor was written in 1932 and subsequently became a favorite of Leonard Bernstein's (we'll hear him conduct it tonight).
We'll also hear a bevy of lesser-known composers, including Uuno Klami, Cecil Burliegh, Francois Dompierre, Erwin Schulhoff and John Rutter. Rounding out the evening will be a guitar piece by Chick Corea, Debussy's "Suite Bergamesque," and the fiery "Rhumba Rhapsody" by Ernesto Lecuona.
We'll also hear a bevy of lesser-known composers, including Uuno Klami, Cecil Burliegh, Francois Dompierre, Erwin Schulhoff and John Rutter. Rounding out the evening will be a guitar piece by Chick Corea, Debussy's "Suite Bergamesque," and the fiery "Rhumba Rhapsody" by Ernesto Lecuona.
