Ok, we Dutch people are opportunists, half of America is watching the Baseball world series, and „normally” people in the Netherlands couldn't care less… But… it’s in the news now, because a young Dutch player (Aruban, but that’s just a sleight detail :-) called Xander Bogaerts is playing for the Red Sox…
Good opportunity to hear some music about and from Boston! First, a piece about Boston from the Russian, sorry American composer Vernon Duke. Then, music „from” Boston in the form of the Boston Modern orchestra Project. They play Alan Hovhaness pastoral Saxophone concerto and Arthur Berger’s Gorecki like Prelude Aria & Waltz. Except that Gorecki was 12 years old at the time Berger wrote this... Further, a nice pie(r)ce by David Lang called *Pierced* and finally „the other” Boston orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the Charismatic Benjamin Zander playing Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Now watch those finals again, go Red Sox! :-)
-Vernon Duke, Hommage to Boston (1945). Scott Dunn, Piano
-Alan Hovhaness, Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Strings Op.344 (1980)
Boston Modern Orchestra Project - Kenneth Radnofsky, soprano saxophone
-Arthur Berger, Prelude Aria & Waltz (1945). Boston Modern orchestra Project, Gil Rose
-David Lang, Pierced! (2008) - Boston Modern orchestra Project, Gil Rose
-Igor Stravinski, Petruska (1911) - Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Zander.
(one hour- thirty minutes Red-Hot-sounds!)
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