Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 1st Movement, or Allegro con brio, of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The recording is from a concert by the BSO on October 13, 2019, and is on YouTube: BSO plays Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Allegro con brio. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 debuted along with the 6th Symphony at the same concert. The 5th is one of the most recognizable pieces in the whole repertoire. Built of a short fragment, layering and intensifying into great majesty and beauty, this masterwork earns its acclaim...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Our 13th offering is an orchestral medley from the musical West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein composed the music. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays West Side Story. The medley incorporates music from the songs “I Feel Pretty,” “Maria,” “Something's Coming,” “Tonight,” “One Hand, One Heart,” “Cool” and “America.” About the musical, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Music from West Side Story. Leonard Bernstein shows he is as much a master of the popular medium as he is at conducting Beethoven or Mahler. Enjoy!”...

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...