FW: dwarf Quastoff (sp.?) on PBS Wed. 1/28

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FYI

Leslye Sneider

leslye2@...

Remember the dwarf (he was a " thalidamide baby " ), classical singer

Quastoff?, he's going to be on " Live from Lincoln Center, NY Philharmonic "

on

PBS, Wed. (1-28-04) You might pass on the info to the dwarf listserv, and

check

on local air times across the US.

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More information from:

http://www.lincolncenter.org/BTS/articledetail.asp?session=4687E6F6-

86A3-4897-B2A0-A5C926886F7B & version= & ws= & bc=99 & cid=132

See the website for a picture of the artist, and check your local

listings for program times and channel.

Program Notes

New York Philharmonic: Quasthoff Performs Mozart

TV Notes by Marty Bookspan

In one of his infrequent visits to the United States, Riccardo Muti

returns as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic for a series

of performances at the end of January, bringing with him the German

bass-baritone, Quasthoff, as soloist. Live From Lincoln Center

will be in Avery Fisher Hall with its cameras and microphones on

Tuesday evening, January 28, to bring the concert into your homes.

Opening the concert will be Schubert's " munde " Overture, to be

followed by four concert arias by Mozart for bass-baritone and

orchestra. Following the intermission, Maestro Muti will conduct the

Second Symphony by Brahms.

Riccardo Muti is one of the most illustrious conductors on today's

music scene. Music Director of the legendary La Scala Opera in Milan

since 1986, he has served previously as Principal Conductor of the

Florence May Festival Orchestra and London's Philharmonia Orchestra.

His 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra,

from 1980 to 1992, was one more golden period in that orchestra's

century-long history. Riccardo Muti comes to the New York

Philharmonic just a few weeks after conducting the Vienna

Philharmonic's traditional New Year's celebration (also televised by

PBS). Previous collaborations between Muti and the Philharmonic have

produced memorable music-making. The concert on January 28 promises a

continuation of that tradition.

Bass-baritone Quasthoff has emerged in recent years as one of

the most remarkable singers of our time. His remarkable voice served

him well as a teacher and radio personality before he decided to

devote himself to singing. Since then, he has been eagerly sought-

after by orchestras, conductors and concert presenters the world-

over. Last April he made a highly-acclaimed operatic debut in

Salzburg in the role of Don in Beethoven's " Fidelio " with

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

During the last decade of his life, Mozart was asked by a number of

singers (mostly sopranos!) to compose arias they could either sing in

concert or interpolate into operas. One of them was the bass Karl

Ludwig Fischer, who had created the role of Osmin in Mozart's " The

Abduction From the Seraglio. " For Fischer Mozart composed the

aria " Cosi dunque tradisci...Aspri rimorsi atroci " to be interpolated

in a production in Vienna of an opera by one Bernasconi. Some years

later, again for Fischer, Mozart composed " Alcandro, lo

confesso...Non so d'onde viene " for concert performance. " Rivolgete a

lui lo sguardo " was originally meant to be part of Mozart's own " Cosi

fan tutte. " And " Per questa balla mano, " Mozart's last concert aria

for bass, was written for Franz Gerl, the first Sarastro in

Mozart's " The Magic Flute. " All four Mozart concert arias to be sung

by Quasthoff have never before been performed by the New York

Philharmonic.

Mozart the symphonist had little trouble in producing more than two

score works in the form, many of them imperishable masterpieces.

Brahms, on the other hand, was a late-developing symphonist---or

rather, he was late in committing himself with a work of full

symphonic dimensions. But once he had taken the risk and offered his

First Symphony to a waiting world, he quickly followed it with

another. The result was his Symphony No. 2 in D Major, the sunniest,

most cheerful of his four Symphonies. The premiere was given in

December 1877, just thirteen months after the premiere of his First

Symphony.

The Second Symphony quickly made its way into the international

concert repertoire. Two weeks after the first performance, Brahms

himself conducted it in Leipzig; then ph Joachim introduced it in

Dusseldorf and Brahms conducted a performance in Hamburg. Within a

year, the Symphony was performed in London and New York. From the

very beginning perceptive commentators have found a mood of sunny

exuberance in the work. Brahms himself, in a letter to the Viennese

critic Eduard Hanslick, called the Symphony " cheerful and likable " ,

and C. F. Pohl, writing after the initial rehearsals, said, " It brims

with life and strength, deep feeling and charm. Such things are made

only in the country, in the midst of nature. " Indeed, the warm

lyricism and sunny romantic flavor of the music are lastingly

engaging. Though the Symphony has no sub-title, it well might be

called Brahms's " Pastoral " Symphony. The pervading feeling is one of

idyllic serenity-despite the brooding melancholy of the slow movement-

and the closing pages are among the most rousingly exuberant

outpourings in all symphonic literature.

Schubert, Mozart and Brahms. Riccardo Muti and the New York

Philharmonic. Quasthoff. What a heady combination of musical

titans-all part of our next Live From Lincoln Center presentation on

Tuesday evening, January 28. As usual, I urge you to consult your

local PBS station for the exact date and time in your area. See you

then!

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> FYI

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>

> Leslye Sneider

> leslye2@m...

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>

> Remember the dwarf (he was a " thalidamide baby " ), classical singer

> Quastoff?, he's going to be on " Live from Lincoln Center, NY

Philharmonic "

> on

> PBS, Wed. (1-28-04) You might pass on the info to the dwarf

listserv, and

> check

> on local air times across the US.

>

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While we are hot and heavy with talk about " reality " shows I just want to

mention another TV " reality show " . Watching Quasthoff sing solo with the

New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall was a wonderful experience. Even if not

a fan of classical music watching sing for only a few minutes one can

only imagine the obstacles this man (standing about 4'5 " I guess) overcame to

achieve this professional recognition in such a demanding and competitive art

form. If this PBS show is repeated be sure to take a look. Thank you to the

list serve for bringing this performance to our attention.

Valuckas

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I agree with !

The voice of this man is powerful and absolutely spell binding! I could listen

to him for hours!

Karolyn

Re: Re: FW: dwarf Quastoff (sp.?) on PBS Wed. 1/28

While we are hot and heavy with talk about " reality " shows I just want to

mention another TV " reality show " . Watching Quasthoff sing solo with

the

New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall was a wonderful experience. Even if not

a fan of classical music watching sing for only a few minutes one can

only imagine the obstacles this man (standing about 4'5 " I guess) overcame to

achieve this professional recognition in such a demanding and competitive art

form. If this PBS show is repeated be sure to take a look. Thank you to the

list serve for bringing this performance to our attention.

Valuckas

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