Alan Gilbert’s Colorful Soundscape
Guest Conductors
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1h 12m
DEBUSSY 𝘓𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘳 (The Sea)
CHIN 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢́ for Orchestra
BOULANGER 𝘋’𝘶𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘴 (On a Spring Morning)
Light, shade, and color play an integral role in this luminously French program of Boulanger, Debussy, and Korean composer Unsuk Chin. Conductor Alan Gilbert reminisces about his days as assistant conductor under Christoph von Dohnányi and discusses the music, his relationship with the orchestra, and the sacred nature of the score.
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