Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is The Polovtsian Dances by Alexander Borodin. The Polovtsian Dances form the final scene in Act 2 of Borodin’s opera Prince Igor. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in May 2015 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Borodin: Polovtsian Dances. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Alexander Borodin was one of the world’s most famous chemists of his day. His compositions have had such lasting appeal that now his reputation as a musical genius has superseded his medical fame. As the keynote speaker at a symposium in...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is the 2nd Movement Canzonetta: Andante from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in May 2018 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Canzonetta. The violinist is Tamás Kocsis. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The gorgeous lyrical middle movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, the juicy reward for mastering the two outer movements. In a concert from 2018, Tamás Kocsis performs it masterfully, with lush tone, impeccable intonation, sensitive phrasing, with subtle accompaniment from the BSO.” We appreciate all...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is the 2nd Movement Andante con moto and 3rd Movement Rondo (Vivace) from Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in October 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4, 2nd & 3rd Movements. The pianist is Reed Tetzloff. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The slow movement of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto is achingly beautiful, leading seamlessly into the joyous, frolic of the 3rd movement Rondo. Played masterfully by guest soloist Reed Tetzloff, with the...