Gerald Finley performs "Adios" from "Songs of Love and Sorrow"
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Interview with Gerald Finley
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Audio Concert Preview by Richard Dyer, narrated by Eleanor McGourty.
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Program Details BSO Music Director James Levine is withdrawing from the next three weeks of BSO programs due to ongoing back problems. These were to have been Mr. Levine's final appearances of the 2009-10 season. Jayce Ogren will lead the world premiere of Peter Lieberson's Songs of Sorrow and Love, featuring baritone Gerald Finley, March 25, 26, 27, and 30. The program will also include Sibelius's Finlandia and Valse triste, with Schubert's Symphony in C, The Great, bringing the program to a close (in addition to the Lieberson premiere and Schubert's Great Symphony, the original program was to have included Debussy's Jeux).
SIBELIUSFinlandia SIBELIUSValse triste LIEBERSONSongs of Love and Sorrow, for baritone and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission) SCHUBERT Symphony in C, The Great
Lieberson's Songs of Love and Sorrow, a BSO commission completed this year and written for the Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley, is a cycle of five settings of poems from Pablo Neruda's Love Sonnets. In this and in its lyrical style, the piece is a companion work to the composer's Neruda Songs, written for his wife, the late mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and co-commissioned by the BSO. For Lieberson, Songs of Love and Sorrow are "about the fullness of all life experiences." Neruda penetrates the domains of love, sorrow, joy, and impermanence, and does so with such acuity, passion, and beauty.
The Finley Finesse: Baritone Gerald Finley returns to the BSO as soloist in the premiere of Peter Lieberson’s Songs of Love and Sorrow
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Without doubt, Canadian Gerald Finley is one of the leading baritones of his generation. Renowned for his dramatic interpretations of a vast range of repertoire, Finley recently appeared as Marcello in La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. In reviewing the performance, the New York Times describes Gerald Finley as “an immensely gifted and versatile artist” who sings with “robust sound, honesty, [and] intelligence.” As he prepares to return to Boston for his fourth engagement with the BSO at the end of March, Finley shares some thoughts about the BSO’s artistry and this long-awaited collaboration with composer Peter Lieberson. more >
Sibelius, Lieberson and Schubert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
March 27, 2010 8:00 PM
Symphony Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
Sibelius, Lieberson and Schubert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
March 30, 2010 8:00 PM
Symphony Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
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Gerald Finley
This Canadian baritone has become one of the leading singers and dramatic interpreters of his generation, with award-winning performances and recordings on CD and DVD with major labels and performing at the world’s major opera and concert venues in a wide variety of repertoire.
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