The All-Star Orchestra gives you a front row seat to the world’s greatest music, performed by top players chosen from over 30 great American orchestras, and conducted by Gerard Schwarz. The programs feature complete performances of popular masterpieces and world premieres of new works by leading American composers. Filmed in High-Definition with multiple cameras in and around the orchestra, the All-Star Orchestra celebrates the symphonic experience in the 21st c. Gershwin’s immortal Rhapsody in Blue is featured in the rarely heard original jazz-band version from the 1924 New York premiere. This iconic work is complemented by Aaron Copland’s 1925 jazz-age classic “Music for the Theatre.” Robert Beaser’s “Ground O” offers a contemporary musical perspective of New York after the attacks of 9/11. (Program 9: Visions of New York) This exotic orchestral showpiece is based on fantastical tales that - according to tradition - were told by the ingenious wife of a cruel Sultan so as to prolong her life for 1001 nights. Concertmaster David Kim conveys the voice of the wily heroine Scheherazade in virtuosic violin solos. (Program 10: 1001 Arabian Nights – The Legend of Scheherazade)
THE ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA Programs 9 & 10
Program 9: Visions of New York
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre Suite Robert Beaser: Ground “O”
Program 10: 1001 Arabian Nights – The Legend of Scheherazade
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Lola Astanova, piano David Kim, violin The All-Star Orchestra Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Recorded live from the Great Hall, Purchase College Performing Arts Center, New York, 26–27 August 2014
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Language: English Running time: 114 mins No. of DVDs: 1
