Release Date: 4/7/2021

https://www.offstage.bsomusic.org/en/episode-21-apr-7

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From Debussy’s jazzy La plus que lente to the melodically inventive dances by Ulysses Kay, composers have continuously found ways to put their own spin on the waltz. Discover the incredible variety in these amazing orchestral dances in three quarter time as the BSO performs pieces by Brahms, Clara Schumann, Saint-Saëns, and more.

Nicholas Hersh, conductor

Jonathan Rush, conductor

Lura Johnson, piano

TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings, Mvt. II

CLARA SCHUMANN (arr. Hersh) Caprices en forme de Valse, Mvt. II, III, and VI

BRAHMS (arr. Hermann) Liebeslieder Waltzes, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6 and 11

SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Lavender) Waltz No. 2

DEBUSSY La plus que lente

SAINT-SAËNS Valse-Caprice for Piano and String Orchestra, “Wedding Cake”

KAY Six Dances for String Orchestra, Mvt. II

PROKOFIEV (arr. Naughtin) “Cinderella’s Departure from the Ball” from Cinderella