THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA OF YALE o cto b e r 17, 2 0 1 4 · f rid ay 7:30 pm · wools e y h all John Adams, guest conductor Brentano String Quartet: Mark Steinberg, violin · Serena Canin, violin · Misha Amory, viola · Nina Lee, cello
igor stravinsky Orpheus (1947)
first scene: Orpheus weeps for Eurydice. Some friends pass offering him sympathy. Air de Danse Dance of the Angel of Death: The Angel leads Orpheus to Hades. Interlude: The Angel and Orpheus appear in the gloom of Tartarus. second scene: Pas des Furies: Their agitations and their threats Air de Danse: Orpheus Interlude: The tormented souls of Tartarus stretch out their fettered arms and implore Orpheus to continue his song of consolation. Air de Danse (conclusion) Pas d’Action: Hades, moved by the song of Orpheus, grows calm. The Furies surround him, bind his eyes, and return Eurydice to him. Pas-de-Deux: Orpheus and Eurydice before the veiled curtain; Orpheus tears the bandage from his eyes. Eurydice falls dead. Interlude Pas d’Action: The Bacchantes attack Orpheus, seize him, and tear him to pieces. third scene: Orpheus’ Apotheosis: Apollo appears. He wrests the lyre from Orpheus and raises his song heavenwards.
john adams
Absolute Jest (2012) with The Brentano String Quartet Intermission
ludwig van beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 I. II. III. IV.
Adagio – Allegro vivace Adagio Allegro vivace Allegro ma non troppo
Robert Blocker, Dean