BPO Classics Repertoire 1980-81
4, 5 October 1980
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    André Watts, pianist
18, 21 October 1980
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Nielsen - Symphony No.3, op.27 "Sinfonia Espansiva"
    Semyon Bychkov, conductor
    Ted Joselson, pianist
1, 2 November 1980
Dvorak - Piano Concerto in G minor
Elgar - Symphony No.1 in A-flat major, op.55
    Christopher Keene, guest conductor
    Rudolf Firkusny, pianist
9, 11 November 1980
Kay - Of New Horizons
Schubert - Symphony No.8 in B minor "Unfinished"
Mahler - Das klangende Lied
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Esther Hinds, soprano
    Ortrun Wenkel, mezzo-soprano
    Joseph Evans, tenor
    Andrew Schultze, baritone
    Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club,
        Thomas A. Sokol, director
22, 23 November 1980
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, Suite No.2 (excerpts)
Lalo - Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Beethoven - Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Majumi Fujikawa, violinist
6, 9 December 1980
Stravinsky - Symphony in C
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466
Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole
    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
    Horacio Gutierrez, pianist
13, 14 December 1980
Handel - Messiah
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Claudette Peterson, soprano
    Diane Curry, mezzo-soprano
    Bruce Reed, tenor
    David Arnold, baritone
    Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
        Thomas Swan, director
3, 4 January 1981
Vivaldi - Concerto in D minor, op.3, No.1
Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21
Franck - Symphony in D minor
    Erich Bergel, guest conductor
    Kun Woo Paik, pianist
10, 13 January 1981
Bernstein - Slava! Overture
Bernstein - Dybbuk Variations
Bernstein - On the Waterfront Suite
Bernstein - Symphony No.2 "Age of Anxiety"
        Lukas Foss, conductor and pianist
24, 27 January 1981
Bartók - Dance Suite
Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13 "Winter Dreams"
    Myung-Whun Chung, guest conductor
    Daniel Heifetz, violinist
14, 15 February 1981
Haydn - Symphony No.70 in D major
Schubert - Symphony No.5 in B-flat major
Mozart - Serenade No.7 in D major, K.250 "Haffner"
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Charles Haupt, violinist
21, 22 February 1981
Janacek - Cunnning Little Vixen Suite
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major
Brahms - Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
    Michael Tilson Thomas, guest conductor
    Natalie Hinderas, pianist
14, 17 March 1981
Schubert - Symphony No.2 in B-flat major
Jankowski - Lustrations
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Alexis Weissenburg, pianist
28, 29 March 1981
Schumann - Symphony No.2 in C major, op.61
Rossini - Stabat Mater
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Carol Vaness, soprano
    Judith Christin, mezzo-soprano
    Abram Morales, tenor
    Kevin Langan, baritone
    Buffalo Schola Cantorum
        Thomas Swan, director
4, 7 April 1981
Ginastera - Variaciones Concertantes
Shostakovich - Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, op.35
Beethoven - Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Hayuru Taima, pianist
    David Kuehn, trumpeter
25, 26 April 1981
Mozart - Der Schauspieldirektor: Overture
Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night's Dream
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra
    Semyon Bychkov, conductor
2, 5 May 1981
Bartók - Two Images, op.10
Garcia - Laudate pueri
Brahms - German Requiem, op.45
    Julius Rudel, conductor
    Veronica Tyler, soprano
    Jeanne Brown, soprano
    Lisa Scarborough, mezzo-soprano
    Charles Logan, tenor
    Michael Delvin, baritone
    Sherman Lowe, bass
    Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
        Thomas Swan, director
    St. Philip's Boys' and Girls' Choir,
        Donald L. Hilliard, director

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