Symphonic Intermezzi (4) for orchestra (from the opera "Intermezzo") (TrV 246a)
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1
This concert by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under conductor Mariss Jansons was recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on November 8, 2019. Attendees reported that Jansons was in visible physical distress, and three weeks later, he died at his home in St. Petersburg, Russia. He remained busy until the end, and it is likely that more late Jansons will appear, but this was his actual swan song, and it makes a fine memorial. It's not a perfect outing from the orchestra, but in fact, that makes the impact ...
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This concert by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under conductor Mariss Jansons was recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York on November 8, 2019. Attendees reported that Jansons was in visible physical distress, and three weeks later, he died at his home in St. Petersburg, Russia. He remained busy until the end, and it is likely that more late Jansons will appear, but this was his actual swan song, and it makes a fine memorial. It's not a perfect outing from the orchestra, but in fact, that makes the impact stronger. The performances show Jansons wrestling with the scores, never coasting as he easily could have with an orchestra that knew the music well. The "Four Symphonic Interludes" from Richard Strauss' Intermezzo, Op. 72, not commonly performed outside Germany and Austria, is a wonderfully detailed portrait of family life, even though these all-instrumental pieces and Jansons' reading is full of evocative detail. Listen to the third movement, "Am Spieltisch (At the Game Table)," for...
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