An early work by Ravel on CSO, Thu 11/13 @ 8pm

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Published November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM EDT

Although Ravel composed the Minuet Antique as a young man in 1895, this work for the piano was orchestrated belatedly in 1929. It is typically composed of three parts like most minuets. Using modal effects, in this work, Ravel conveys the spirit of ancient religious songs.

11/6 Reznicek: Overture to Donna DianaTchaikovsky: Suite from The Sleeping Beauty Ravel: String Quartet Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake.J. Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz (Stephanie Jeong, v; So Young Bae, v; Lawrence Neuman, vla; Kenneth Olsen, c; Riccardo Muti, cond)

11/13 Ravel: Menuet antique Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 Silvestrov: Serenade Debussy: La Mer Ravel: La valse Webern: Im Sommerwind (Vadim Gluzman, v; David Afkham and Bernard Haitink, cond)

11/20 Wagner: Prelude to Lohengrin R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Daniel Barenboim, cond)

11/27 Khachaturian: Symphony No. 3 John Williams: Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha Kodály: Dances of Galánta Franck: Symphony (Leopold Stokowski, John Williams, Neeme Järvi and Pierre Monteux, cond)