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GPB is thrilled to present highlights from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra archives. The recording engineers and producers behind our regular Atlanta Symphony concert recordings combed through the vaults to curate a special collection of memorable evenings past, to run now through February on The ASO on GPB.
November kicks off with a Robert Shaw festival, December’s performances celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, and the final two months offer a mix of conductors past and present. Join Sarah Zaslaw for this trip down memory lane: exceptional concerts from across the decades, from 1975 to 2008, all captured live in Atlanta’s Symphony Hall.
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Oct. 29 & Nov. 1, 2020 |
Bach: B Minor Mass From March 27, 1998 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Soloists Heidi Grant Murphy, Delores Ziegler, Marietta Simpson, Karl Dent, William Stone, and Peter Rose Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus
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Fauré: Ballade, Op. 19 Liszt/Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Schumann: Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” From January 18, 1975 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Grant Johannesen, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Nov. 12 & 15, 2020 |
Haydn: Symphony No. 44, “Trauer” Mascagni: “Voi lo sapete” from Cavalleria Rusticana Verdi: “Ritorna vincitor” from Aida Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 From Jan. 17, 1976; March 17, 1979; and April 22, 1978 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Jessye Norman, soprano; Garrick Ohlsson, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
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Nov. 19 & 20, 2020 |
Verdi: Requiem From March 22, 1980 |
Robert Shaw, conductor; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano; Elizabeth Mannion, mezzo-soprano; Seth McCoy, tenor; John Cheek, bass Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
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Nov, 26 & 29, 2020 |
Dvorak: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 From April 18, 1980 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Dec. 3 & 6, 2020 |
BEETHOVEN’S 250TH BIRTHDAY Beethoven: Missa Solemnis From Feb. 19, 1987 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Sylvia McNair, soprano; Kanice Taylor, mezzo-soprano; John Aler, tenor; Tom Krause, bass-baritone Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
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Dec. 10 & 13, 2020 |
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 1; Symphony No. 9, “Choral” From May 12–14, 1983 and May 21, 1998 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Benita Valente, soprano; Janice Taylor, mezzo-soprano; Richard Leech, tenor; William Stone, baritone Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
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Dec. 17 & 20, 2020 |
Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture; Symphony No. 4; Violin Concerto From Dec. 3, 1981 |
Robert Shaw, conductor Henryk Szeryng, violin Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Dec. 27, 2020 |
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 7 From May 3, 2003 |
Donald Runnicles, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Jan. 3, 2020 |
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 From Nov. 12, 1993 |
Robert Spano, conductor Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Jan. 7 & 10, 2021 |
Beethoven: Overture to Fidelio Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 From Jan. 8, 2000 |
Donald Runnicles, conductor Christopher Rex, cello Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Jan. 14 & 17, 2021 |
Berlioz: Requiem From Nov. 8, 2003 |
Robert Spano, conductor Frank Lopardo, tenor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
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Jan. 21 & 24, 2021 |
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra Brahms: Symphony No. 2 From Jan. 25, 1997 |
Yoel Levi, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Atlanta Symphony Orchestra |
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Jan. 28 & 31, 2021 |
Strauss: Symphonia Domestica Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 From May 17, 1980 |
Louis Lane, conductor Rudolf Firkušny, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Feb. 4 & 7, 2021 |
Bach: St. John Passion From March 31, 2007 |
Robert Spano, conductor Thomas Glenn, tenor (Evangelist); Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Jesus); Christine Brandes, soprano (arias); Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano (arias); Thomas Cooley, tenor (arias); Russell Braun, baritone (Pilate, arias) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Feb. 11 & 14, 2021 |
Haydn: Symphony No. 104, “London” Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b for two pianos; Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a for orchestra; Piano Concerto No. 2 From April 16, 2005 |
Robert Spano, conductor (and piano) Emanuel Ax, piano Atlanta Symphony Orchestrara |
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Feb. 18 & 21, 2021 |
Schumann: Manfred Overture Elgar: Falstaff Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 From March 14, 1987 and Sept. 30, 1989 |
Louis Lane, conductor Radu Lupu, piano; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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Feb. 25 & 28, 2021 |
Dvorak: Stabat Mater From October 31, 1998 |
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