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April 24, 2004
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Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb | Hindemith: Trauermusik | Glinka: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla | Poulenc: Concerto in d minor for two pianos | Mozart: Symphony in g minor No. 40, K. 550


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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Rejoice in the Lamb

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Burton, Anthony. Booklet. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols. Music by Benjamin Britten. Perf. Choir of King’s College. Cond. Stephen Cleobury. London Records, 1991.

Carpenter, Humphrey. Benjamin Britten: A Biography. New York: Charles Scribner’sSons, 1993.

Dommett, Kenneth. Booklet. “Rejoice in the Lamb,” “A Wedding Anthem,” “Festival Te Deum,” and “A Boy was Born.” By Benjamin Britten. Corydon Singers. Cond. Matthew Best, 1984.

Evans, Peter. The Music of Benjamin Britten. Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota Press, 1979.

Horner, Keith. Liner Notes. Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb. Music by Benjamin Britten. Perf. King’s College Choir. Cond. Philip Ledger. LP. EMI Records, 1974.

Kennedy, Michael. Booklet. The London Symphony & Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Orch. London Philharmonic. Cond. Sir Adrian Boult. 1971.

Porter, Peter. “Composer and Poet.” The Britten Companion. Ed. Christopher Palmer. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1984. 271-345.

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Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Trauermusik (Music of Mourning)

Markow, Robert. Booklet. Trauermusik.” Music by Paul Hindemith. Chaconne: Music for Viola & Orchestra. Perf. The Toronto Symphony. Cond. Andrew Davis. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 1989.

Neumeyer, David. The Music of Paul Hindemith. New Haven: Yale UP, 1986.

Schubert, Giselher. “Paul Hindemith.” Grove Music Online. Ed. L. Macey. 15 April 2004 <http://www.grovemusic.com>.

Steinberg, Michael. Booklet. Trauermusik.” Music by Paul Hindemith. Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler. Cond. Herbert Bloomstedt. Perf. San Francisco Symphony. London, 1987.

Stevens, Denis. Booklet. Trauermusik.” Music by Paul Hindemith. Cond. Yuri Bashmet. Perf. Moscow Soloists. BMG Music, 1991.

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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857)
Ouverture to Russlan and Ludmilla

Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich. Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: Memoirs. Trans. Richard B. Mudge. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1963.

Bannister, John. Liner notes. Russlan and Ludmilla Overture.” Music by Mikhail Glinka. Night on Bald Mountain. London Symphony Orchestra. Cond. George Solti. LP. London Records, 1967.

Campbell, James Stuart. “Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.” Grove Music Online. Ed. L. Macey. 15 April 2004 <http://www.grovemusic.com>.

Johnson, David. Slavic Traditions. New York: Time Life Books, 1967.

Liner Notes. Russlan and Ludmilla Overture.” Music by Mikhail Glinka. Night on Bald Mountain. Perf. L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Cond. Ernest Ansermet. LP. London Records, 1964.

Ramey, Phillip. “Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture.” Liner notes. The New York Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture. Music by Mikhail Glinka. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Columbia Records, n.d.

Weisssmann, John S. Liner Notes. Glinka–Six Popular Works. Music by Mikhail Glinka. Perf. Bamberg Symphony. Cond. Jonel Perlea. LP. Vox Productions, n.d.

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Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Concerto in d minor for two pianos

Aprahamian, Felix. Liner Notes. Eden & Tamir: French Music for Two Pianos. Music by Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy and Erik Satie. Orch. L’Orchestra De La Suisse Romande. Cond. Sergiu Commissiona. Decca Record, 1972.

Schmidt, Carl B. Entrancing Muse: A Documented Biography of Francis Poulenc. Hillsdale: Pendragon Press, 2001.

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Downes, Edward. “Concerto In Two Pianos and Orchestra by Francis Poulenc.” Liner Notes. Concerto for Two Pianos. Music by Francis Poulenc. Perf. Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale. Cond. Leornard Bernstein. Columbia Records, 1962.

Harrison, Max. “Two Out of ‘Les Six.’” Booklet. Concerto pour 2 pianos et orchestre. Music by Francis Poulenc. Perf. Katia and Marielle Labeque. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Cond. Seiji Ozawa. Philips, 1991.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony in g minor No. 40, KV 550

Kraemer, Uwe. Booklet. Mozart: Symphony No. 40, Symphony No. 41. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Cond. James Levine. RCA, 1982.

Landon, H.C. Robbins. The Mozart Essays. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1995.

Liner Notes. Symphonien Nr. 40 in G Minor, Nr. 41. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Berliner Philharmoniker. Cond. Karl Bohm. Deutsche Grammophon.

Roy, Klaus G. Booklet. The Late Symphonies. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. LP. Time Life Records, 1979.

Sadie, Stanley. Notes. Symphonien Nr. 40, Nr. 41. By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Berlin Philharmonic. Cond. Herbert von Karajan. LP. Deutsche Grammophon, 1978.

Tovey, Donald Francis. “Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550.” Essays in Musical Analysis. Vol. 1. London: Oxford UP, 1935.

Zaslaw, Neal. Mozart’s Symphonies: Context, Performance Practice, Reception. Oxford:  Clarendon Press, 1989.

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