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Considered Opinions Archive—2007
Considered Opinions is WCLV's program that reviews performances by Cleveland-area music ensembles. Commentator Jerome Crossley offers an informed and witty perspective on performances by groups that include the Cleveland Orchestra and Opera Cleveland.
Red (an orchestra)—Performance of 8 December 2007
Ottorino Respighi: Antiche danze ed arie per liuto, Suite No 3. Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons—Concerto No 4 in F minor, Op 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter). Heinrich Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie, SWV 435 (Caroline Goulding, v.; Jonathan Sheffer, cond.).
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 23 November 2007
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to Oberon. Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Strings in D minor. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93. (William Preucil, v.; Jon Kimura Parker, p.; Pinchas Steinberg, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 8 November 2007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No 34 in C major, K. 338; Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (Herbert Blomstedt, cond.)
Red (an orchestra)—Performance of 20 October 2007
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2, BWV 1047; Andrzej Panufnik: Concertino for Timpani, Percussion, and Strings; Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No 1 for Two Violins, Prepared Piano, and Strings (Jonathan Sheffer, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 19 October 2007
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Brenda Harris, Tosca; Gordon Hawkins, Baron Scarpia; Alfredo Portilla, Mario Cavaradossi; Richard Buckley, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 11 October 2007
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection") (Malin Hartelius, sop.; Bernarda Fink, mezzo-sop.; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 4 October 2007
Debussy: Ibéria. John Adams: Guide to Strange Places. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major, Op. 92. (Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 27 September 2007
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23. (John de Lancie, narr.; Joshua Hopkins, bar.; Inger Dam-Jensen, sop.; Oberlin College Chorus; Cleveland State University Chorale; Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus; Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 20 September 2007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 28, K. 200; Matthias Pintscher: Five Orchestra Pieces; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 ("Pathétique"). (Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 10 August 2007
Stephen Sondheim: A Little Night Music (Kenneth Derby, Fredrik Egerman; Marla Berg, Desiree Armfeldt; Kathleen Huber, Madame Armfeldt; Erin Stewart, Anne Egerman; Philippe Pierce, Henrik Egerman; Jodi Brinkman, Petra; Chris Vettel, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm; Meghan Moroney, Countess Charlotte Malcolm; Betsy Burleigh, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 11 July 2007
Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Amy Burton, The Governess; Steve Ebel, Peter Quint/Prologue; David Korn, Miles; Vivian Krich Brinton, Flora; Michelle Rice, Mrs. Grose; Meghan McCall, Miss Jessel; David Angus, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 15 June 2007
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata. (Gianna Corbisiero, Violetta; Dinyar Vania, Alfredo Germont; Lester Lynch, Giorgio Germont; Richard Buckley cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 7 June 2007
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier. (Dorothea Röschmann, The Marschallin; Katarina Karnéus, Octavian; Alfred Muff, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau; Malin Hartelius, Sophie von Faninal; Eike Wilm Schulte, Herr von Faninal; Erica Strauss, Marianne Leitmetzerin; Volker Vogel, Valzacchi; Judith Chrristin, Annina; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 31 May 2007
WRichard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Josef Strauss: Dynamiden Waltz, Op. 173; Delirien Waltz, Op. 212. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No 48 in C Major ("Maria Theresa"). Johannes Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103. (Joela Jones, p.; Robert Porco, cond.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.).
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 24 May 2007
Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Thirteen Wind Instruments, Op. 9. Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73. (Mitsuko Uchida, p.; William Preucil, v.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 17 May 2007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento, K. 138; Piano Concerto No. 5, K. 175; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, K. 392; Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595 (Mitsuko Uchida, p. & cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 10 May 2007
Jean Sibelius: Night-Ride and Sunrise. Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2. Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5. (Richard King, horn; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 26 April 2007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 28, K. 200. Richard Sortomme: Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5. (Robert Vernon, va.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Opera Cleveland—Performance of 21 April 2007
Richard Strauss: Salome. (Lise Lindstrom, Salome; Stephen Powell, Jokanaan; Timothy Mussard, Herod; Luretta Bybee, Herodias; Paul Nadler, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 19 April 2007
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068; The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080—Contrapunctus XIX (orch. Luciano Berio). Igor Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra. Giuseppe Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri (Four Sacred Pieces). (Joela Jones, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Red (an orchestra)—Performance of 14 April 2007
Johann Sebastian Bach: Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier (orch. Jonathan Sheffer). Jonathan Sheffer: Romp: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone; A Red Couch Floating in Lake Erie. (Anders Paulsson, soprano sax.; Andrea Chenoweth, sop.; James Martin, Andrew Garland, bar.; Jonathan Sheffer, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 12 April 2007
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 ("Drumroll"). György Ligeti: Lontano. Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83. (Emanuel Ax, p.; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 31 March 2007
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245. (Ian Honeyman, Evangelist; Jeffrey Strauss, Jesus; Jolle Greenleaf, sop.; Kirsten Sollek, mez.-sop.; Marc Molomot, ten.; Jeannette Sorrell, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 29 March 2007
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major. Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique: épisode de la vie d’un artiste, Op. 14. (Gil Shaham, v.; Stéphane Denève, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 22 March 2007
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Basset Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60. (Franklin Cohen, cl.; Alan Gilbert, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 8 March 2007
Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26. Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major ("Romantic"). (Sergei Khachatryan, v.; Kurt Masur, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 22 February 2007
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (selections). (Horacio Guitérrez, p.; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, cond.)
Red {an orchestra}—Performance of 16 February 2007
Anton Webern: Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10; Edgard Varèse: Intégrales. Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Winds; Frank Zappa: Various Works. (Spencer Myer, p.; Jonathan Sheffer, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 15 February 2007
George Frideric Handel: "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"—Sinfonia from Solomon (HWV 67). Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047. Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. (William Preucil, v.; Nicholas McGegan, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 8 February 2007
Robert Schumann: Manfred Overture. Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major. Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande. (Angela Hewitt, p.; Phillippe Jordan, cond.)
Apollo's Fire—Performance of 2 February 2007
George Frideric Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Water Music (selections); Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351. (Jeannette Sorrell, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 1 February 2007
Ernö Dohnányi: Szimfónikus percek [Symphonic Minutes], Op. 36. Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op 53; Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88. (Hilary Hahn, v.; Iván Fischer, cond.)
Cleveland Orchestra—Performance of 11 January 2007
Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 ("Jeremiah"). Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op 125. (Measha Brueggergosman, sop.; Kelley O'Connor, ms.; Frank Lopardo, ten.; René Pape, b.; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Franz Welser-Möst, cond.)
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