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This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER  Symphony No. 7 in E minor, “Song of the Night”

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This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Marko NIKODIJEVIC  GHB/tanzaggregat

TCHAIKOVSKY  Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 9, “The Great”

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This talk was given at a performance of Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER  Five Songs

MAHLER  Symphony No. 5

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This talk was given at a performance of To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

EASTMAN  Evil N–

RUSSELL  The Arthur Russell Songbook

EASTMAN  Gay Guerrilla

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This talk was given at a performance of Gustavo Conducts Mahler's Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER  Blumine

MAHLER  Adagio from Symphony No. 10

MAHLER  Selections from Lieder und Gesänge and Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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This talk was given at a performance of Hector Olivera at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MEYERBEER  Coronation March from “Le Prophete”

J.S. BACH  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

PIAZZOLLA  Oblivion

FRANCK  Choral No. 3 in A minor

BOSSI  Scherzo in G minor

MERCURY  Bohemian Rhapsody

BROOKER, Matthew FISHER  A Whiter Shade of Pale

Hector OLIVERA  Improvisations on submitted themes

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This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Michael ABELS  Emerge

TCHAIKOVSKY  Piano Concerto No. 1

ZEMLINSKY  The Mermaid

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This talk was given at a performance of Celebrating MTT at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Michael Tilson THOMAS  Agnegram

DEBUSSY  Ibéria

GERSHWIN  Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band Version)

BRITTEN  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

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This talk was given at a performance of Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”

SAARIAHO  HUSH

STRAUSS  Death and Transfiguration

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This talk was given at a performance of Elements and Energy with John Adams at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriella SMITH  Quantum Ptarmigan

Noah JENKINS  Not a dream sound, but a sound which sleeping we had really heard

Missy MAZZOLI  Dark with Excessive Bright

Dylan MATTINGLY  a study of some of the terrible ways I love to play the cello

Samy MOUSSA  Jocelyn Morlock in memoriam

Donnacha DENNEHY  Limina

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This talk was given at a performance of Rachmaninoff & Muhly at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

RACHMANINOFF  Symphony No. 3

Nico MUHLY  Concerto Grosso

RACHMANINOFF  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven & Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠Batiashvili Plays Beethoven⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

DVOŘÁK⁠  ⁠Prague Waltzes⁠

BEETHOVEN⁠  ⁠Violin Concerto

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠⁠Zubin Mehta Conducts Gurrelieder⁠⁠ ⁠⁠at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

⁠⁠SCHOENBERG⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Gurrelieder⁠⁠

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠⁠Brahms with Zubin Mehta⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

⁠BRAHMS⁠  ⁠Violin Concerto⁠

⁠BRAHMS⁠  ⁠Symphony No. 2⁠

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠Star Wars in Concert⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠Hisaishi Leads Pictures at an Exhibition⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

⁠Joe HISAISHI⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Adagio for Strings and Two Harps⁠⁠

⁠⁠Joe HISAISHI⁠⁠⁠  ⁠Harp Concerto⁠⁠

⁠⁠MUSSORGSKY ⁠⁠arr.⁠⁠ RAVEL ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Pictures at an Exhibition⁠

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This talk was given at a performance of Strauss’ Heroic Journey at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRITTEN  Nocturne, Op. 60

STRAUSS  Ein Heldenleben

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This talk was given at a performance of Día de Los Muertos with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

VILLA-LOBOS  Chôros No. 10, “Rasga o Coração”

Gabriela ORTIZ  Yanga

REVUELTAS  La noche de los Mayas

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This talk was given at a performance of ⁠An Evening of Film & Music: From Mexico to Hollywood⁠ at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

ESPERÓN  Suite México 1910

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Excerpts from La noche de los Mayas

⁠REVUELTAS⁠  Music from Redes

RAMÍREZ  Tribute to Emilio “El Indio” Fernández

ESPERÓN  The Genre of La Comedia Ranchera

BRETÓN  Tribute to Luis Buñuel

⁠RAVEL⁠  Tribute to Mario Moreno (Cantinflas)

WHITING,  “Hooray for Hollywood”

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

RÓZSA  Prelude and Finale from Double Indemnity

⁠GERSHWIN⁠  Excerpts from An American in Paris

STEINER,  A Tribute to Bette Davis: Theme from Now Voyager

arr. ⁠John WILLIAMS⁠

JARRE (adapted by Eddie Karam)  Suite from Dr. Zhivago

ROSENMAN  A Tribute to James Dean: Music from East of Eden

STEINER  Finale from Casablanca

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This talk was given at a performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Gabriela ORTIZ  Dznot

MENDELSSOHN  A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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This talk was given at a performance of Dvořák and Ortiz with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

John WILLIAMS  Olympic Fanfare and Theme

Gabriela ORTIZ  Altar de cuerda

DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

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This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Andreia PINTO CORREIA  Cortejo

BEETHOVEN  Piano Concerto No. 4

STRAUSS  Don Quixote

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This talk was given at a performance of Bartók and Mozart at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BEETHOVEN  Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

MOZART  Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503

BARTÓK  Concerto for Orchestra

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This talk was given at a performance of Anna Lapwood at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Kristina ARAKELYAN  Star Fantasy

Bach (Arr: Gounod), arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Ave Maria

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, Cornfield Chase

BRITTEN, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Four Sea Interludes: Dawn and Sunday Morning from Peter Grimes

Alan MENKEN, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  The Bells of Notre Dame from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Olivia BELLI  Limina Luminis

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, Stay

PRICE  An Elf on a Moonbeam

DEBUSSY, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Clair de lune

DURUFLÉ  Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7

Hans ZIMMER, arr. Anna LAPWOOD  Suite from Interstellar, No Time for Caution

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This talk was given at a performance of The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Nico MUHLY  In Certain Circles, Concerto for Two Pianos

Bryce DESSNER  Concerto for Two Pianos

PROKOFIEV  Suite from Romeo and Juliet

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This talk was given at a performance of John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

VARIOUS  LA Phil Etudes: Book 1

Zosha DI CASTRI  Noctiluca

Anthony DAVIS  You Have the Right to Remain Silent

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This talk was given at a performance of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Jonathan Bailey HOLLAND  Assemble

RAVEL  Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert

RAVEL  Mother Goose Suite

SAINT-SAËNS  Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ("Organ")

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This talk was given at a performance of Philip Glass: The Complete Etudes, 1-20 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Philip GLASS  The Complete Etudes, 1-20

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This talk was given at a performance of Elgar and Vaughan Williams at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Arvo PÄRT  Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

ELGAR  Cello Concerto

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS  Symphony No. 8 in D Minor

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This talk was given at a performance of Michael Tilson Thomas Leads Tchaikovsky at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

STRAVINSKY  Petrushka

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 4

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This talk was given at a performance of John Adams’ City Noir at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

COPLAND  Quiet City

Timo ANDRES  Made of Tunes

John ADAMS  City Noir

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This talk was given at a performance of Bernstein and Wooten at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR  Ballade in A minor, Op. 33

BERNSTEIN  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Victor WOOTEN  La Lección Tres

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This talk was given at a performance of Superman in Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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This talk was given at a performance of Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Sofia GUBAIDULINA  Poema-Skazka ("Fairy-Tale Poem")

RACHMANINOFF  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

PROKOFIEV  Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

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This talk was given at a performance of Wayne Marshall at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Wayne MARSHALL Improvised Intrada

JONGEN  Sonata Eroïca, Op. 94

FRANCK  Choral No. 1 in E major

LAURIN  Étude Héroïque

DUPRÉ  Evocation

III. Allegro Deciso

WIDOR  Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, No. 1

Wayne MARSHALL  Improvisation on Rhapsody in Blue

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This talk was given at a performance of Mälkki Conducts Brahm at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRAHMS  Academic Festival Overture

BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2

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This talk was given at a performance of Schubert & Beethoven at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

SCHUBERT  Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589 (“Little C-major”)

BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 7

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This talk was given at a performance of Ravel and Adès at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Thomas ADÈS  Five Spells from The Tempest

RAVEL  Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Thomas ADÈS  Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

RAVEL  La valse, A Choreographic Poem

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This talk was given at a performance of A Century of Film Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Alfred NEWMAN  20th Century Fox Fanfare

KORNGOLD  Main Title from Captain Blood

Miklós RÓZSA  Prelude (Main Title) from Ben-Hur

WAXMAN  Sunset Boulevard Suite

HERRMANN  Scène d’Amour from Vertigo

Alex NORTH  “Forest Meeting” and "March" from Spartacus

Alfred NEWMAN  Cathy’s Theme from Wuthering Heights (with Ms. Wang)

Maurice JARRE  Suite from Lawrence of Arabia

Danny ELFMAN  Main Title from Batman

John WILLIAMS  Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

GOLDSMITH  The Hunt from Planet of the Apes

MORRICONE  Main Title from Once Upon a Time in the West (with Ms. Newman)

Thomas NEWMAN  The Night Window from 1917

John WILLIAMS  “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from Indiana Jones

ROTA  Suite from The Godfather

Alan SILVESTRI  Suite from Back to the Future

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This talk was given at a performance of Brahms & Bruckner with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

BRAHMS  Double Concerto

BRUCKNER  Symphony No. 1 in C Minor

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This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

WAGNER  Das Rheingold

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This talk was given at a performance of Mahler 6 with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER  Symphony No. 6, “Tragic”

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This talk was given at a performance of Christian Schmitt at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MENDELSSOHN Organ Sonata No.4, MWV W 59

Maximilian SCHNAUS  Signals (from remote territories)

BACH  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

FRANCK  Choral No. 3 in A minor

BRANDMÜLLER  Sieben Stücke zur Passionszeit

REUBKE  Sonata on the 94th Psalm

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This talk was given at a performance of Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

STRAVINSKY Danses concertantes

COPLAND  Clarinet Concerto

MOZART  Symphony No. 38, K. 504, "Prague"

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This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven Symphony with Zubin Mehta at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

⁠BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”

BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

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This talk was given at a performance of Mehta, Mahler, and Seong-Jin Cho at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

SCHUMANN  Piano Concerto

MAHLER Symphony No. 1

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This talk was given at a performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen and Ravel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Karawane

RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé (complete)

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This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel and the Music of Tango and Ballet at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Gabriela ORTIZ Revolución diamantina (concert version)

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This talk was given at a performance of Chaparral & Interstates at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Dylan MATTINGLY Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things)

M.A. TIESENGA Sketches of Chaparral

Reena ESMAIL Zeher

Samuel ADAMS Eden Interstates

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