How's this for a classical music lineup on a summer night: Antonin Dvorak's "Legends" was published in 1881; Cesar Franck's "Symphonic Variations" was composed four years later, in 1885; George Bizet ...
It's not a symphony, and it's not a concerto either. It's more of a concert piece for piano and orchestra. We're in Atlanta, Georgia, to hear the Atlanta Symphony play the "Symphonic Variations," by ...
Cesar Franck was a late bloomer. He wasted a lot of his early career on being a ladies' man and a bit of a drifter. But a few of his later works have stuck in the repertoire, including the Symphonic ...
The New York Philharmonic This Week, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, includes recent performances of the orchestra and interviews with musicians, guest artists and conductors.