The Philadelphia Orchestra

Item

Title

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Description

Richard Wernick (b. 1934)
Symphony No. 2
for orchestra and soprano
-Scherzo
-Verses for Steve

*World premiere
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra in memory of Stephen Sell, the Orchestra's executive director from 1982 to 1989

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No. 4

Creator

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Date

Contributor

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, music director
Hans Vonk, conductor
Sylvia McNair, soprano

Type

Relation

"Thielemann, others star for Orchestra"
by Michael Caruso

Chestnut Hill Local
January 26, 1995
"The premiere of a composer's eulogy"
by Peter Dobrin

The Philadelphia Inquirer
January 21, 1995