Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 1st Movement (Allegro maestoso – Tempo giusto) of the Violin Concerto No. 1, composed by Niccolò Paganini. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in March 2016 and is on YouTube: BSO plays the Paganini Violin Concerto in D, 1st Movement. The violin soloist is Tamás Kocsis. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Four years ago Tamás Kocsis performed the Paganini Violin Concerto in D with the BSO. A groundbreaking technical achievement, the Paganini continues to be a violinist’s tour de force and a vehicle...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 3rd, and last, Movement (Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace) of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (1844). The music was composed by Felix Mendelssohn. The violin soloist is Samuele Parrini. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in October 2018 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 3rd Movement. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The Finale of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, performed by then 18-year old violinist Samuele Parrini and the BSO, from a concert in October 2018. A technical and musical...

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...