New York Philharmonic: Alan Gilbert and The New York Philharmonic: 2011-11 Season Pass

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The New York Philharmonic is pleased to announce Alan Gilbert and The New York Philharmonic 2010–11 Season iTunes Pass, available December 14. This season's pass includes 12 concerts — more than 30 works — recorded live in performances by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert. The entire series is only $50 — more than 50% off of regular iTunes prices. Artists include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Thomas Hampson, Pinchas Zukerman, and more! A complete release schedule is available for download.

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R. Strauss, Dutilleux, Hindemith

Recorded live September 22–25 & 28, 2010

R. STRAUSS Don Juan, Tone Poem after Nikolaus Lenau, Op. 20

Don Juan

Henri DUTILLEUX: Métaboles

Métaboles

HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

Allegro

Turandot, Scherzo (Moderato)

Andantino

Marsch

Mahler Symphony No. 6

Recorded live September 29–30 & October 1, 2010

MAHLER: Symphony No. 6

Allegro energico, ma non troppo

Andante

Scherzo: Weighty

Finale. Allegro moderato — Allegro energico

Webern, Brahms

Recorded live October 14–16, 2010

Pinchas Zukerman, violin

WEBERN : Passacaglia, Op. 1

Passacaglia, Op. 1

BRAHMS: Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 77

Allegro non troppo

Adagio

Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace — Poco più presto

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Allegro non troppo

Andante moderato

Allegro giocoso

Allegro energico e passionato — Più allegro

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Lindberg: Kraft

Recorded live October 7–8 & 12, 2010

DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

Prelude to the Afternoon Faun

LINDBERG: Kraft

Kraft: I

Kraft: II

Mendelssohn's Elijah

Recorded live November 10–11 & 13, 2010

MENDELSSOHN Elijah, Oratorio on Words of the Old Testament, Op. 70

Part I

Part II

Tchaikovsky - Vivaldi - Ravel

Recorded live December 28-30, 2010

Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Sheryl Staples, Violin, The Elizabeth G. Beinecke Chair
Michelle Kim, Violin, The William Petschek Family Chair
Marc Ginsberg, Violin
Lisa Kim, Violin, In Memory of Laura Mitchell

TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin

Polonaise from Eugene Onegin

TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Overture

March

Divertissement Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

Coffee (Arabian Dance)

Tea (Chinese Dance)

Trepak (Russian Dance)

Mirlitons (Dance of the Reed Flutes)

Mother Gigogne and the Clowns

Waltz of the Flowers

VIVALDI: Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Op. 3, No. 10 (RV 580)

Allegro

Largo

Allegro

RAVEL: Boléro

Boléro

Contact!

Recorded live November 19 & December 18, 2010,

Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Barbara Hannigan, Soprano

Magnus LINDBERG: Souvenir (in memoriam Gérard Grisey)

III

GRISEY: Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil (Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold), for soprano and ensemble

Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil (Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold), for soprano and ensemble

James MATHESON: True South

True South

Jay Alan YIM: neverthesamerivertwice

neverthesamerivertwice

Julian ANDERSON: The Comedy of Change

II & III

VII

Debussy - Messiaen - Mahler

Recorded live April 28-30, 2011

Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano

DEBUSSY: Pagodes (Pagodas) from Estampes (Prints), for solo piano

Pagodes (Pagodas) from Estampes (Prints), for solo piano

MESSIAEN: Couleurs de la Cité Céleste(Colors of the Celestial City)

Couleurs de la Cité Céleste(Colors of the Celestial City)

MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

I. Funeral March: With measured step. Strict. Like a cortège

II. Stormily. With greatest vehemence

III. Scherzo: Vigorously, not too fast

IV. Adagietto: Very slow

V. Rondo-Finale: Allegro giocoso. Lively

Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8

Recorded live May 4 & 6-7, 2011 & January 27-29 & February 1, 2011

Alan Gilbert, Conductor

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, Sinfonia eroica

Allegro con brio

Marcia funebre: Adagio assai

Scherzo: Allegro vivace

Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Allegro vivace e con brio

Allegretto scherzando

Tempo di menuetto

Allegro vivace

Sebastian Currier: Time Machines - Bruckner: Symphony No. 2

Recorded live June 2-4, 2011

Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin

Sebastian CURRIER: Time Machines

fragmented time

delay time

compressed time

overlapping time

entropic time

backwards time

harmonic time

BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Moderato

Andante

Scherzo (Moderately Fast) – Trio

Finale (Faster)

Janácek's "The Cunning Little Vixen"

Recorded live June 22-25, 2011

Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Doug Fitch, Director
Karole Armitage, Choreographer
Edouard Getaz, Producer
A production created by Giants Are Small
G.W. Mercier and Doug Fitch, Scenic Design
Clifton Taylor, Lighting Design
Doug Fitch, Costume Design
Cookie Jordan, Make-Up Design

Act I

How They Caught the Vixen

Vixen in the Farmyard of the Forester's Lodge

Vixen the Politician

Vixen Runs Away

Act II

Vixen Expropriates

Vixen's Philandering

Vixen's Courtship and Love

Act III

Vixen Got Ahead of Harašta

How the Vixen Died

The Young Vixen

Mozart, Mahler and More

Recorded live June 22-25, 2011

Recorded live January 6-8 & April 11, 2011
Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Thomas Hampson, Baritone

MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K.620

Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K.620

SCHUBERT: Overture to Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp), D.644, a.k.a. Rosamunde Overture

Overture to Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp), D.644, a.k.a. Rosamunde Overture

MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder

"Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n" ("Once More the Sun Will Rise As Brightly")

"Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen" ("Now I See Well, with Such Dark Flames")

"Wenn dein Mütterlein" ("When Your Dear Mother")

"Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen"

"In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus" ("In This Weather, in This Tumult")

MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550

Molto allegro

Andante

Menuetto

Allegro assai

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy [iTunes Pass only]

Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy [iTunes Pass only]

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R. Strauss, Dutilleux, Hindemith

Recorded live September 22–25 & 28, 2010

Mahler Symphony No. 6

Recorded live September 29–30 & October 1, 2010

Webern, Brahms

Recorded live October 14–16, 2010

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Lindberg: Kraft

Recorded live October 7–8 & 12, 2010

Mendelssohn's Elijah

Recorded live November 10–11 & 13, 2010

Tchaikovsky - Vivaldi - Ravel

Recorded live December 28-30, 2010

Contact!

Recorded live November 19 & December 18, 2010,

Debussy - Messiaen - Mahler

Recorded live April 28-30, 2011

Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8

Recorded live May 4 & 6-7, 2011 & January 27-29 & February 1, 2011

Sebastian Currier: Time Machines - Bruckner: Symphony No. 2

Recorded live June 2-4, 2011

Janácek's "The Cunning Little Vixen"

Recorded live June 22-25, 2011

Mozart, Mahler and More

Recorded live June 22-25, 2011