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Valery Gergiev conducts the LSO in Szymanowski and Brahms. Symphony no. 1 op. 68 /

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Szymanowski's First Symphony is drenched in the evocative Romanticism of the German orchestral masters, Wagner and Strauss, before him. Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1 draws inspiration from the Polish poem Noc Majowa (Night Gathering): 'fireflies kiss the wild rose - while death f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 (Composer)
Corporate Author: London Symphony Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Simonnet, Olivier (Director), Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Published: London, England : London Symphony Orchestra, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Symphonies.
Symphonies
Online media.
symphonies (musical compositions)
Filmed performances
Filmed performances.
Spectacles filmés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Szymanowski's First Symphony is drenched in the evocative Romanticism of the German orchestral masters, Wagner and Strauss, before him. Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1 draws inspiration from the Polish poem Noc Majowa (Night Gathering): 'fireflies kiss the wild rose - while death flickers over the pond and plays a wanton song'. 20 years in the making, Brahms' First Symphony was one of the most eagerly awaited in musical history.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017).
Written in 1876.
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 min.)
Playing Time:00:52:01