23 November 2011
A schematic of Mahler symphonies.
Why should the trumpets get all of the glory? On December 1–3 the violas will shine when Daniel Harding and the Philharmonic perform Mahler’s never-completed Symphony No. 10 — after all, Mahler chose the violas to start off the Adagio of his final composition. Once you’ve mastered this handy schematic, go to nyphil.org/mahler to further test your knowledge.
The fourth movement of Shostakovich’s fifth, played by the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein.
Bernstein was such a genius.
Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Second Part: The Exalted Sacrifice
Performed by the New York Philharmonic lead by Igor Stravinsky
Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic
