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Carlos Spierer Symphonic Repertoire page 1 Alfvén Midsommervaka Skogen sover Arnold Symphonietta Nr. 1 and 2 Bach Brandenburgische Concerti and Suits Double Concerto for 2 Violins Violin Concertos a-minor and E Barber Adagio for Strings Bartok Konzert for Orchestra, Tanzsuite Piano Concerto Nr.3, Violin Concerto Nr.2 Beethoven Symphonies 1-9 Piano Concertos 1-5, Rondo for Piano and Orchestra Violin concerto, Romances for Violin Ouvertures: Coriolan, Prometheus, Egmont, Leonore, Fidelio Berg Seven early Songs Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Les Nuits D’Été, Roman Carnival Bernstein Sinfonic Dances from West Side Story Bizet Carmen Suite Nr. 1 and 2, Carmen Fantasy for Violin Symphony in C, Jeux D’Enfants Blacher Konzertante Music for Orchestra Boeck Dahomeyse Rhapsody Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem, Symphonies 1-4 Tragic and Academic festival ouverture, Haydn Variations Piano Concertos Nr. 1 and 2, Violin concert Double concerto for Violin and Cello, Hungarian Dances 1-6 Bruch Violin concerto g-minor, Scottish Fantasy Bruckner 4./5./6./7./8./9. Symphony Byström Symphony in d-minor, Ouverture in D, Ouverture to Herman Vimpel, Waltz Chabrier España, Fete Polonaise, Le Roi malgré lui Chavez Symphony Nr 4 Chapell Paddington Bear’s First Concert Chausson Poeme for Violin and Orchestra Cherubini Ouverture to Medea Chopin Piano Concertos 1 and 2 Copland El Salon Mexico Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, Danses sacreé et profane Dohnányi Variations of a Children’s Song for Piano and Orchestra Dvorak Symphonies 7, 8 and 9, Cello Concerto Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice Elgar Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations, Serenade for Strings, The Dream of Gerontius Donizetti Ouvertures to Don Pasquale and La Fille du Régiment De Falla The Tricorn Hat, Nights in the Gardens of Spain Gershwin Piano concerto, Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris Glasunow Saxophone concerto Glinka Ruslan and Ludmila, Kamarinskaja, Valse fantasie Gluck Ouverture to Iphigenie in Aulis Grieg Peer Gynt Suite, Norwegian Dances, From Holberg’s Time, Piano concerto Händel Water Music, Firework Music Hartmann Concerto Funebre Carlos Spierer Symphonic Repertoire page 2 Haydn Symphonies 6,7,8,22,26,44,45,49,60,82,92,94,100-104 The Creation,Trumpet concerto, Piano concerto in C-Major Violoncello Concertos Humperdinck Ouverture to Hansel and Gretel Hindemith Mathis der Maler, Symphonic metamorphosis, Lustige Symphonietta, Ragtime Holst The Planets Hummel Trumpet concerto Ibert Hommage á Mozart Ives 5 Variations about America, 1. Symphony Jolivet Concertino for Trumpet, Strings and Piano Khachaturian Spartacus Suite, Masquerade Suite Kodály Dances from Galanta Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, Cello concerto Linkola Euphonium concerto Liszt Mephisto Waltz, Hungarian Rhapsodies Mahler Symphonies 1, 3, 4 and 5, Das Lied von der Erde Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Des Knaben Wanderhorn Martin Concerto for Wings, Drums and String Orchestra Martinu Symphonietta giocosa, Lidice Mendelssohn Symphonies 1, 3 and 4, Ouvertures for Märchen von der schönen Melusine, Die Hebriden, Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Violin concerto, Piano Concertos 1.+3. Concerto for Klarinette and Bassetthorn Monrad-Johansen Pan Mozart Symphonies 25, 35-41 Violin Concertos 3-5, Sinfonia Concertante, Concerto for 2 Pianos, Oboe concerto, Piano Concertos KV 271, 414, 466, 467 and 595 Flute Concerto KV 313, concerto for Clarinet, 3rd concerto for French Horn, Concertos for Flute and Harp Ouvertures to Le nozze di Figaro, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Don Giovanni, Cosí fan tutte, Magic Flute Requiem Mussorgsky Pictures of an Exhibition, Night on a bare Mountain Nielsen Symphony Nr.2, Springtime in Fynen,Maskerade Ouverture, Flute concerto Orff Carmina Burana Paganini Violin concerto Nr.1and 2 Pasculli Ricordi a La Traviata, Fantasia su Un ballo in Maschera Petersen-Berger Violin Romance Poulenc Piano concerto, concerto for 2 Pianos, Babar the Elephant Prokofjew Symphonies Nr.1 and 5, Scythian Suite, Alexander Nevsky, Violin concerto Nr.2, Piano concerto Nr.2 Peter and the Wolf, the ugly ducklin Puccini Capriccio sinfonico, Preludio sinfonico Rachmaninoff Piano concertos 1-3 Rangström Kung Erik’s Visor Rautavaara A Requiem in our Time Ravel Une barque sur l’océan, Pavane pour une Infante défunte Le tombeau de Couperin, Bolero, Tzigane, La Valse Respighi Fontane di Roma Carlos Spierer Symphonic Repertoire page 3 Rihm Cello Concerto Rimski-Korsakoff Shéherazade Roman Drottningholms Musiken Rossini Ouvertures for La Scala di Seta, Il Signor Bruschino,Un turco in Italia, L’Italiana in Algieri, The Barber of Seville, Wilhelm Tell Saint-Saëns Symphony Nr. 3, Carnival of the animals, Danse Macabre, Danse Baccanale, Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Cello Concerto Nr. 1 and 2, Sarasate Zigeunerweisen Satie Musique d’Ameublement Schönberg Verklärte Nacht, 2. Kammersymphonie, A Survivor from Warsaw Schostakowitsch Symphony Nr.5 and 9,Violoncello Concertos Nr.1 and 2 Jazz Suite No.2, Tea for Two Schubert Symphonies Nr. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, Ouvertures in Italian Style Ouverture to Alfonso and Estrella, Rosamunde and Manfred, German Dances Schulhoff Die Mondsüchtige, Die Wolkenpumpe Schumann Symphonies 1-4, Piano concerto Sibelius Symphony Nr.5,Valse triste, Violin concerto Smetana Ouverture to The bartered Bride The Moldau, Richard III Stenhammar Florez and Blanzeflor, Violin Romances Strauß, J. An der schönen blauen Donau, Kaiser-Walzer, Frühlingsstimmen, Rosen aus dem Süden, Wein, Weib and Gesang, Wiener Blut, Pizzicatopolka, Wo die Zitronen blühn, Unter Donner and Blitz, Tritsch-Tratsch, Ouverture to Die Fledermaus Strauß, J, sr. Radetzkymarsch Strauß, Josef Sphärenklänge Strauss, R. Rosenkavaliersuite, 4 Zwischenmusiken aus Intermezzo Tanz der sieben Schleier, Don Juan, Don Quixote Concerto for French Horn, concerto for Oboe Stravinsky The Fire Bird, Pétrouchka, Le sacre du Printemps, Jeux de Cartes, Zirkuspolka Tschaikowski Symphonies 4-6, 1. Piano concerto, Violin concerto, Rokoko Variations, Romeo and Juliet,The Nutcracker, Mozartiana, Ouverture 1812 Turina Dansas Fantasticas Vaughan Williams The Lark ascending, A London Symphony Vivaldi The Four Seasons Wagner Ouvertures to Der Fliegende Holländer, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Tannhäuser, Tristan and Isolde Siegfriedidyll, Wesendoncklieder The Ring Without Words (Mazel) Weber Ouvertures for Der Freischütz, Oberon Weill Symphony Nr. 1, Mahagonny Suite Concerto for Violin Wirén Serenade for string orchestra .
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    Public Relations San Francisco Symphony (415) 503-5474 [email protected] www.sfsymphony.org/press FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / FEBRUARY 5, 2021 MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY RELEASE ALBAN BERG: VIOLIN CONCERTO, SEVEN EARLY SONGS, & THREE PIECES FOR ORCHESTRA ON SFS MEDIA FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Gil Shaham performs Berg's Violin Concerto and soprano Susanna Phillips is soloist in Berg's Seven Early Songs Album recorded in 24-bit/192hHz high-resolution; available in 5.1 surround-capable SACD and for download and streaming via major retailers worldwide Available for pre-order now at sfsymphony.org/berg SAN FRANCISCO –The San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas announce the SFS Media release of Alban Berg: Violin Concerto, Seven Early Songs, & Three Pieces for Orchestra, available for pre-order now. Recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall in March and November 2018 and January 2015, respectively, this newest release from the Grammy Award-winning SFS Media label illuminates the evocative world of Alban Berg with the heartbreaking pathos of Berg’s Violin Concerto brought to life by violinist Gil Shaham; the soaring, multicolored Seven Early Songs performed by soprano Susanna Phillips; and the spellbinding Three Pieces for Orchestra, in which the composer solidified his reputation as a master of spacious expression. This album will be available in 24-bit/192kHz studio master-quality as a 5.1 surround-capable SACD, as a digital download, and streaming via all major retailers worldwide on February 26. For more information, program notes, and performance video footage, visit sfsymphony.org/berg.