Dvořák 9 & Ives 3 with Russell Steinberg • THU / FEB 27, LA Phil 2019/20 Upbeat Live
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About This Performance
By juxtaposing Ives’ and Dvořák’s symphonies, Dudamel reveals new ways to hear each composer. Here, Ives’ compact Third draws on memories of songs, hymns, children’s games, and dances to create music of wondrous complexity. Dvořák’s final symphony was composed from Native-American and African-American source materials, from which he drew unforgettable melodies and dramatic harmonies that gelled into his most popular creation.
Program
IVES - The Unanswered Question
IVES - Symphony No. 3, “The Camp Meeting”
Intermission
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9, “New World”
Artists
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
About This Performance
By juxtaposing Ives’ and Dvořák’s symphonies, Dudamel reveals new ways to hear each composer. Here, Ives’ compact Third draws on memories of songs, hymns, children’s games, and dances to create music of wondrous complexity. Dvořák’s final symphony was composed from Native-American and African-American source materials, from which he drew unforgettable melodies and dramatic harmonies that gelled into his most popular creation.
Program
IVES - The Unanswered Question
IVES - Symphony No. 3, “The Camp Meeting”
Intermission
DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9, “New World”
Artists
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
41 min