Video of the Day – Dallas Concertmasters Play Prokofiev
Jaap van Zweden has dramatically improved the Dallas Symphony since he took over as music director. In addition to his unique conducting skills, he has…
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Thrilling DSO/van Zweden Wagner Tribute in Dallas!
by Paul E. RobinsonWAGNERLohengrin: Prelude to Act ILohengrin: Prelude to Act IIIDie Meistersinger: Prelude to Act I Die Walküre: Act I (complete)Heidi Melton , soprano…
Dallas Symphony Raises its Game for 1st European Tour with Maestro Jaap van Zweden!
by Paul E. RobinsonWagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and LiebestodBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19Stucky: August 4, 1964: ElegyStrauss: Der…
DSO/van Zweden Record LBJ Concert Drama in Dallas
by Paul E. RobinsonSteven Stucky: August 4, 1964Indira Mahajan/Kristine Jepson/Vale Rideout/Rod GilfryDallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Jaap van ZwedenDate of recording: May 6, 2011 (live)Place of…
DSO, van Zweden & Co. Present Britten’s Prayer for Pacifism
by Paul E. RobinsonOlga Guryakova, sopranoIan Bostridge, tenorDietrich Henschel, baritoneChildren’s Chorus of Greater DallasDallas Symphony ChorusDallas Symphony OrchestraJaap Van Zweden, conductorPaul Phillips, conductor (chamber orchestra)Myerson…
Van Zweden/DSO Triumph with Concert Version of Beethoven’s Fidelio
by Paul RobinsonLisa Milne, Leonore (Fidelio)Robert Dean Smith, FlorestanRobert Bork, PizarroArthur Woodley, RoccoSimona Saturova, MarzellineMarcel Reijans, JacquinoDetlef Roth, Don FernandoDallas Symphony Chorus (Joshua Habermann, director)Dallas Symphony Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden, conductorMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TexasMay 13,…
Jaap van Zweden/DSO: Cogent and Compelling Bruckner Eighth in Magnificent Meyerson
by Paul RobinsonBruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 version)Dallas Symphony Orchestra/ Jaap van Zweden, conductorMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TexasFriday, April 27, 2012For Dallas listeners who got…
Van Zweden/DSO “Passion” a Performance for the Ages!
J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 John McVeigh, tenor Morgan Smith, baritone (Christus) Camilla Tilling, soprano Jennifer Johnston, alto Johannes Chum, tenor (Evangelist) Alistair Miles, bass Dallas…
Big, Bold & Beautiful: Dallas Symphony and Chorus in Beethoven 9th!
by Paul E. RobinsonThe Beethoven Ninth Symphony is one of the most overplayed pieces in orchestral literature, but it sells tickets by the bushel and…
DSO and van Zweden: A Persuasive “Manfred” in Dallas!
by Paul E. RobinsonMy first encounter with Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony was most likely Toscanini’s 1953 recording with the NBC Symphony; it is intense, exciting and…
