Full Concert: Strauss’s “Alpine Symphony”
In this May 10, 2026 concert livestreamed from the Fisher Center at Bard, TŌN performs three works by Richard Strauss: Burleske for Piano and Orchestra, performed with Blair McMillen; the vivacious Die Tageszeiten (Times of the Day), a setting of four nature poems by Joseph von Eichendorff; and the massive Alpine Symphony, alongside members of the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra.
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0:27 Introductory remarks by TŌN cellist Alfred Western
6:44 Richard Strauss: Burleske
Blair McMillen, piano
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31:04 Dedication by conductor Leon Botstein
35:02 Richard Strauss: Die Tageszeiten (Times of the Day)
Members of the Bard Festival Chorale
James Bagwell, choral director
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1:06:29 Introductory remarks by TŌN bassist Zacherie Small
1:14:12 Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
Performed with members of the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
>Read concert notes by Christopher H. Gibbs, James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music, Bard College Conservatory of Music