Orient and Occident

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has made a successful career out of writing expressively modern music that retains an ancient air. We hear his "Orient and Occident" from 2000, a conversation for string orchestra that alternates between unison lines and flashes of rebellious harmony. In contrast, we hear from another popular modern composer with a different style, Philip Glass, in "Echorus," a lullaby-like etude for violin and string orchestra.

Also Featured Tonight:

Robert Schumann / Sonata in G minor
Zoltan Kodaly / Cello Sonata, Op. 4
Philip Glass / Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi / "Stabat Mater"
Johann Sebastian Bach / Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011

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