Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Music & the Human Spirit (on-demand until 6/30/2021)
$10
Aaron Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Anton Bruckner — Ecce sacerdos magnus WAB 13
Henry Purcell — Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
Max Bruch — Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Gunter Ribke — Selected works
Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Anton Bruckner – Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13
Henry Purcell – Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z.860
Max Bruch, arr. Gunter Ribke – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Program subject to change.
Music has the power to evoke feeling and move the human spirit. Nicholas Hersh leads the BSO in a program of both spiritual and liturgical works. Vaughan Williams' Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus is written for harp and strings and based on an English folk tune. Copland wrote his Fanfare for the Common Man in response to the U.S. entry into World War II. The program concludes with three works that have religious roots. Bruckner's Ecce sacerdos magnus and Purcell's Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary represent the Christian spirit and Bruch's Kol Nidrei, meaning "All Vows", consists of a series of variations on two main themes of Jewish origin.
The broadcast premieres at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. BSO Sessions episodes begin with a performance premiere, followed by on-demand access through June 2021.
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