Mendelssohn : Symphony No. 4 Gene De Lisa Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) Born February 3, 1809 in Hamburg. Died November 4, 1847 in Leipzig. Symphony No. 4, Op.90 in A Major “Italian” Composed: 1831-March 13, 1833. Revised 1834-1837. First Performance: May 13, 1833 in London with the composer conducting in the Philharmonic Society. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns,… Felix Mendelssohn ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Rossini : Overture to La Scala di Seta Gene De Lisa Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Born February 29, 1792 in Pesaro, Italy. Died November 13, 1868 in Paris (Passy), France. Overture to La Scala di Seta Composed: 1812. First Performance: May 9, 1812 at the Teatro San-Mosè. Instrumentation: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, strings. Thanks to Bugs Bunny, The Lone Ranger and even… Gioachino Rossini ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Princeton Symphony Concert 1/18/2009 Gene De Lisa On January 18, 2009 I will be giving a pre-concert talk onstage in the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall which is on the Princeton University campus. Tickets for the concert are available online. The concert is at 4PM and I will start talking at 3PM. This is not a lecture! I wish to be your… Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Haydn : Cello Concerto No. 2 Gene De Lisa Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Born March 31, 1732 in Rohrau Austria. Died May 31, 1809 in Vienna Austria. Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101) Composed 1783 at the Esterházy mansion. First Performance: Unknown. Antonin Kraft as soloist, perhaps in Frankfurt-am-Main. Instrumentation: 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings. Joseph Haydn spent many… Franz Joseph Haydn ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Verdi : La forza del destino Overture Gene De Lisa Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Born October 10, 1813 in Le Roncole, Parma. Died January 27 1901 in Milan. La forza del destino Overture Composed 1861-1862, revised 1869. First Performance: (Opera) November 10, 1862, Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, this overture February 20, 1869 at La Scala, Milan. Instrumentation: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,… Giuseppe Verdi ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Shostakovich : Symphony No. 10 Gene De Lisa Dmitrii Shostakovich (1906-1975) Born September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg. Died August 9, 1975 in Moscow. Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 Composed summer-fall 1953 – possibly earlier. First Performance: December 17, 1953 in Leningrad with Yevgeni Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, Eb clarinet, 2… Dmitri Shostakovich ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Princeton Symphony Concert 11/9/2008 Gene De Lisa On November 9, 2008 I will be giving a pre-concert talk onstage in the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall which is on the Princeton University campus. Tickets for the concert are available online. The concert is at 4PM and I will start talking at 3PM. This is not a lecture! I wish to be your… Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Berlioz : Roman Carnival Overture Gene De Lisa Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Born December 11, 1803 in La Côte Saint-André. Died March 8 1869 in Paris. Roman Carnival Overture (Le carnaval romain) Composed June 1843 – January 1844. First Performance: February 3, 1844 at the Salle Herz, Paris conducted by Berlioz. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 4 horns,… Hector Berlioz ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Barber : Violin Concerto Gene De Lisa Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Born March 9, 1910 in West Chester, PA. Died January 23, 1981 in New York City. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 Composed 1939 and 1940 in Switzerland and Paris. First Performance: February 7, 1941 with Albert Spalding as soloist Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music.… Samuel Barber ; Eugene Ormandy ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Brahms : Symphony No. 2 Gene De Lisa Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Born May 7, 1833 in Hamburg Germany. Died April 3, 1897 in Vienna Austria. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 Composed in the summer of 1877 First Performance: December 30, 1877 at the Vienna Musikverein with Has Richter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2… Johannes Brahms ; Princeton Symphony Orchestra ; 4 years ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story