Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our 11th offering is the 2nd Movement, or Andante con moto, from Symphony No. 5 (1804-1808) by Ludwig van Beethoven from a concert by the BSO in October 2019. The recording is on YouTube: BSO plays Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Andante con moto. About the symphony, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The Andante con moto from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is not the easily identifiable 1st movement, with its four-note theme of fate. It is, however, a work of profound and consummate genius, with our fine orchestra shining in an October 2019 performance. Enjoy!” Thank you to...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our ninth offering is the second movement from Symphony No. 101 in D major (1793-1794) by Austrian composer Franz Josef Haydn from a concert by the BSO in October 2018. The symphony is also known as “The Clock” symphony because of the "ticking" rhythm throughout its second movement. The recording is on YouTube: BSO plays Haydn Symphony No. 101, 2nd or "Clock" Movement. About the symphony, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “A late work of Franz Josef from his collection of London Symphonies. His genius is in full bloom. This movement had the tick-tock that...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, In memory of Arthur “Art” Tollefson, who died on Friday, July 24, 2020, our seventh offerings are recordings of the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G Minor from a concert by the BSO in 2012 and the Beethoven Sonata in C Minor for Piano & Violin: Scherzo & Finale from 2014. Art was the piano soloist in the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto. Art played the piano with Fred Devyatkin in the Beethoven Sonata. The recordings are on YouTube: BSO playing Mendelssohn Piano Concerto in G Minor and Beethoven Sonata in C Minor for Piano &...