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MUSICAL SELECTIONS
The evening's program from Sicily's Teatro Massimo was recorded on May 1, 2002.
"Overture to Egmont, Op. 84"
Ludwig van Beethoven
Berlin Philharmonic
"Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 77"
Johannes Brahms
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso (ma non troppo vivace)
Gil Shaham, Berlin Philharmonic
"Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ('From the New World')"
Antonin Dvorák
1. Adagio; Allegro molto
2. Largo
3. Scherzo (molto vivace)
4. Allegro con fuoco
Gil Shaham, Berlin Philharmonic
Overture
"I Vespri Siciliani"
Giuseppe Verdi
Berlin Philharmonic
Top banner photos: Palermo's San Cataldo church and featured soloist Gil Shaham. |
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From 1989 to 2002, Claudio Abbado served as principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. |
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The venerable orchestra began with a little more than 50 musicians in 1882. |
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