by Paul E. Robinson

Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes Op. 23
Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra M. 46
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S.125
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Anton Nel: piano
Austin Symphony Orchestra (ASO): Peter Bay, conductor
Michael and Susan [...]

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By Paul E. Robinson

It is always a difficult business to “educate” the classical music audience without talking down to them on the one hand or talking over their heads on the other, and while some subscribers welcome non-musical elements in a concert, others hate them.
The Austin Symphony and conductor Peter Bay deserve full marks [...]

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By Paul E. Robinson

Classical Travels
This Week in Texas
Anton Bruckner’s music has always been pretty popular in Europe, but in North America not so much. Perhaps Bruckner’s time has come. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is performing and recording all the Bruckner symphonies with his Orchestre Métropolitain in Montreal and the Dallas Symphony’s conductor Jaap van Zweden is also [...]

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