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...second movement, a humorous scherzando with embellishments crisp enough to make Mendelssohn??the master of this so-called fairy music—proud, benefited from a feathery orchestral texture and methodically precise fingerwork on de la Salle’s part. A syncopated waltz transitioned into a breakneck Presto in the third movement. Soloist and ensemble approached the closing tarantella with a startling recklessness that Luisi impressively translated into exhilaration...
...Machine,” the orchestra was propelled by momentum, its different parts combining and growing into one. After such a dramatic buildup, the piece’s end was unfortunately a little insecure, but it hardly detracted from the exhilarating performance. After the intermission, the orchestra played Felix Mendelssohn??s third symphony, “Scottish.” The violins rescued the shaky opening solo by the violas, leading the strings’ lyricism throughout the tragic movement. The violins continued to play with convincing urgency for the duration of the piece, but the lower strings...
...their penultimate concert of the season, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra presented a rousing rendition of two perennial favorites in Sanders Theatre—Felix Mendelssohn??s “Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Johannes Brahms’s “Symphony No. 2 in D”—along with the world premiere of a cello concerto composed by the HRO’s longtime music director James Yannatos. The soloist for the concerto was renowned cellist Matt W. Haimovitz...
...George Balanchine, at eight years old, appeared as an elf in a Russian production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The experience revealed his early interest in Shakespeare’s great comedy, but it was Felix Mendelssohn??s music that sparked the transformation of the delightful play into a full ballet. In 1962, New York City Ballet premiered “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” introducing not only the famous play as a new ballet but also the famous dancer, Balanchine...
...Midsummer Night’s Dream” interprets a timeless story about the magical power of love through the enchanting power of ballet. The performance asks audiences to step into an alternate reality of comedy and dance. With its talented dancers and extravagant scenery, set to Mendelssohn??s dazzling score, the Boston Ballet conjures a magical performance that will leave audiences thankful for the midwinter night’s dream of a ballet...