2024 Unsung Concerts

[terry martyn]

I have a rare LP of the Schnyder von Wartensee Second Symphony (not mentioned in Mike Herman's discography) which ends in precisely the same way.

[Ilja]

As does Smetana's Festive Symphony. The subtitle of the Schnyder von Wartensee symphony is "Memory of Joseph Haydn" though, so he might have been referencing the string quartet in which the melody was first used!

[John Boyer]

...and Weingartner's concert overture "Aus ernster Zeit".   

[eschiss1]

The Raff Sinfonietta is being performed again, this time in Carmel, Indiana on March 9, 2024.

[Rainolf]

Grieg-Begegnungsstätte Leipzig, February 25

Pianist Haruka Izawa plays, together with works by Skryabin and Beethoven, Felix Draeseke's Petite Histoire.

https://www.edvard-grieg.de/events/petites-histoires-et-grande-sonate

[Rainolf]

17 May 2024, Kronach, Kreiskulturraum

Richard Wagner: Prelude to Lohengrin
Felix Draeseke: Symphonic Andante for violoncello and orchestra
Max Baumann: Symphony No. 1

(a concert in memory of the 25th aniversary of the death of Max Baumann)

Jörg Ulrich Krah, violoncello
Hofer Symphoniker
Manuel Grund, conductor

[Alan Howe]

That's very interesting for a Draeseke fan like me. The Symphonic Andante's never been recorded.

[eschiss1]

Recorded, but perhaps rare in concert: Draeseke's "Rothe Blaetter fallen" from "Daemmerungstraume", Op. 14 in a February 4 concert played by Zlata Chochieva, "People's Symphony Concerts", New York City - see concert description.
(The way they describe the idea behind their endeavour, it sounds like something a conductor named Henry once started.)

[eschiss1]

A few other things:
Jan. 27-29 2024, Farrenc's first concert overture is in a concert of the Oregon Symphony conducted by Mario Venzago (in Portland).
April 25 2024, Ordway Hall in St Paul Minnesota, Simon Crawford and Daniel Hope perform works by Schoenberg (stück in D minor, composed 1893-4), Enescu (impromptu concertante), Kreisler (Liebesleid), Ravel (Sonata, op.posth), Fauré (andante), and Franck's sonata in A...

[Jonathan]

Interesting news of a concert at the York Late Music festival:

Saturday 6th April, 1:00pm - Amabile: Lesley Schatzberger (clarinet), Nicola Tait Baxter (cello) & Paul Nicholson (piano)
The Schatzberger players bring the distinctive blend of clarinet, cello and piano to life with the combination of iconic trios by Brahms and Louise Farrenc.

[Ilja]

On Thursday 7 (Badajoz) and Friday 8 March (Plasencia), the Orquesta de Extremadura is playing Alexander von Zemlinsky's Symphony in D minor in Badajoz, Spain (along with Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto), conducted by Jaume Santonjo. They seem to engage in such relatively adventurous repertoire often; two years ago the orchestra performed Felix Woyrsch' 1st Symphony.

[eschiss1]

Anyone mention that Foote's cello concerto's being performed next month in Buffalo NY (March 23&24) ?

[scottevan]

Raff's Autumn Symphony (the 10th) will be performed on a program that also features Louise Farrenc's 3rd Symphony, August 17th at Bard College.
https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bmf24-p9/

Part of this year's Bard Music Festival devoted to Berlioz, August 9th - August 18th
https://fishercenter.bard.edu/whats-on/programs/bard-music-festival/

[FBerwald]

A very recent Concert of rather unsung music [how unsung outside India...? members here might be able to clarify...]

Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 10 in B minor, MWV N 10
                : Piano Concerto in A minor, MWV 02
Franz Schubert  : String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", D. 810 [Arr. by Mahler for String Orchestra]
Giorgi Tsintsadze: Miniatures for String Orchestra

Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra "Georgian Sinfonietta"
Tamara Licheli (piano)

[Jonathan]

Another one local to me:

Sir Jack Lyons Concert hall, York University, 30Mar2024 at 7.30pm:

Emile Mayer: Overture in D minor
Bruckner: Symphony no.4
Sibelius: Violin concerto

Might be able to get there!