Program Notes

The Nashville Symphony’s program notes, written by program book annotator Thomas May, give an overview of the program and provide historical context about the composer’s life.

Upcoming Concerts

Beethoven and Shostakovich
April 5 & 6

Dawson, Price, and Gershwin's America
April 12 to 14

Program Notes are organized in alphabetical order by composer’s last name.

A  |  B |  C  |  D  |  E  |  F  |  G  |  H  |  I  |  J  |  K  |  L  |  M  |  N  |  O  |  P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z 

A

B

Grażyna Bacewicz

Partita for Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach

Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BMV 1055 

Samuel Barber

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14

Johannes Brahms

Concerto No. 1 in D Minor for Piano, Opus 15

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68

C

Anne Clyne

This Midnight Hour

Aaron Copland

El Salón México

John Corigliano

Triathlon

Chick Corea

Concerto for Trombone: "A Stroll"

D

E

Edward Elgar

Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op. 36 

Antonio Estévez

Cantata Criolla

F

G

H

George Friedrich Handel

Messiah

I

J

Leos Janáček

Sinfonietta

K

L

Tania León

Stride

M

Jessie Montgomery

Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Overture to The Magic Flute

Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453

Requiem, K. 626

N

O

P

Julia Perry

A Short Piece for Orchestra

Astor Piazzolla

Sinfonía Buenos Aires, Op. 15

Sergei Prokofiev

Suite from Romeo and Juliet

Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Opus 100

Q

R

Ottorino Respighi

Fountains of Rome

Pines of Rome

S

Igor Stravinsky

The Rite of Spring

Karol Szymanowski

Concert Overture, Opus 12

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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