The 1876 Connection
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Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia (1876)
It was a watershed year for music--both in the concert hall and opera house. There were the premieres of Brahms’ first symphony and Wagner’s four-evening-long Ring cycle. Gustav Mahler’s first significant score made its appearance, Grieg and Dvorak produced their first major works to be acclaimed outside their own countries, and a new French opera launched Tchaikovsky on a stream of works on the subject of “fate.”
The year was 1876, and in the eyes of many, it heralded a new age for classical music, whose impact we still feel today.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
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Title
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Group/Artist
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Catalog #
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UPC
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite
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Ulster Orchestra, Handley
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Chandos CHAN 8524
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5014682852425
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Mahler: Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
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Alpe Adria Ensemble
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Hungaroton HCD31519
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[none – out of print]
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Mackerras
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Telarc CD-80463
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089408046322
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Dvorak: Piano Concerto
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Aimard , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Harnoncourt
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Teldec 8573-87630-2
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685738763023
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Dvorak-Smetana String Quartets [for String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life”]
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Alban Berg Quartet
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EMI Classics CDC 7542152
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077775421521
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Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
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Berlin Philharmonic, Ozawa
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EMI Classics CDE 7677902
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077776779027
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Wagner: The Ring without Words
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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Maazel
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Telarc CD-80154
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089408015427
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Wagner: Marches & Overtures [for American Centennial March]
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Hong Kong Philharmonic, Kojian
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Marco Polo 8.220114
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0730099211420
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4:00 p.m.
Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 op.46
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Grieg
Anitra's Dance, Peer Gynt
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:06 p.m.
Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor
Alpe Adria Ensemble
4:16 p.m.
Brahms
Brahms Symphony No. 1, IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, con brio
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras; Mackerras, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 op.46
Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley; Handley, conductor
4:29 p.m.
Dvorak
Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, 1. Allegro agitato
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Harnoncourt, conductor Pierre-Laurence Aimard, piano
4:37 p.m.
Smetana
Smetana String Quartet No. 1, IV From My Life
Alban Berg Quartet
4:43 p.m.
Tchaikovsky
Francesca da Rimini
Berlin Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa; Ozawa, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Wagner
Gotterdammerung: Immolation Scene - The Ring Without Words
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel; Maazel, conductor
4:55 p.m.
Wagner
American Centennial March
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Varujan Kojian; Kojian, conductor
4:57 p.m.
Dvorak
Dvorak Piano Concerto in G minor, 3. Allegro con fuoco
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Harnoncourt, conductor
