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Andrews University Symphony Orchestra
Fall Concert
November 19, 2011

Rossini: Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) | Puccini: In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut |
Puccirni: Vissi d'arte from Tosca|Catalini: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally | Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
| Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor


Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Bagar, Robert C, and Louis Biancolli. The Concert Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Symphonic Music.

New York: Whittlessy House, 1947.

Gossett, Philip. "The Overtures of Rossini." 19th Century Music 3 (July 1979): 3-31.

Kendall, Alan. Gioacchino Rossini: The Reluctant Hero. London, England: Gollancz, 1992.

Moravia, Alberto. Liner notes. Rossini, A. Winner, trans. LP. RCA R 835-3, 1959.

Osborne, Richard. "Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini." Grove Music Online. Ed. L. Macey.8 September 2001

<http://www.grovemusic.com>.

Toye, Francis. Rossini: A Study in Tragi-comedy. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1934.

Weaver, William. Liner notes. Rossini's Barber. CD. London 425 520-2, 1989.

Weinstock, Herbert. Rossini: A Biography. New York: A. A. Knopf, 1968.

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Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut
Vissi d'arte from Tosca

Freeman, John W. “Giacomo Puccini” In Stories of the Great Operas, Vol. 1. New York: W.W. Norton

and Company, 1996.

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Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana from La Wally

Freeman, John W. “Alfredo Catalani ” In Stories of the Great Operas, Vol. 2. New York: W.W. Norton

and Company, 1996.

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Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov (1844-1908)
Capriccio Espagnol

Anonymous. Liner Notes. “Espana.” The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra. Cond. Felix Slatkin.

LP. Capitol Records, n.d.

Avshalomov, Aaron. “ Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccion Espagnol.” The New York Philharmonic Orchestra,

Cond. Leonard Bernstein. LP. Columbia, n.d.

Bagar, Robert and Louis Biancolli. The Concert Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Symphonic

Music. New York: McGraw-Hill Cook Company Inc., 1947.

Downes, Edward.The New York Philharmonic Guide to the Symphony. New York: Walker and Company, 1976.

Frolova-Walker, Marina. “ Rimsky-Korsakov” Grove Music Online. ed. L. Macey. October, 15. 2008.

< http://www.grovemusic.com >.

Holoman Kern D. Evenings with the Orchestra: A Norton Companion for Concertgoers , New York:

W.W.Norton & Company, Inc., 1992.

Schonnberg, Harold C. The Lives of the Great Composers. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997.

Sheean, Vincent. “Capriccio Espagnol.” Victor Symphony Orchestra. Cond. Kiril Kondrashin. LP. Living Stereo, n.d.

Spaeth, Sigmund. A Guide to Great Orchestral Music. New York: The Modern Library, 1943.

Rimsky-Korsakoff, Nikolay Andreyevich. My Musical Life . Edited by Carl Van Vechten. Translated by

Judah A. Joffe. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923.

Johnson, David . The Story of Great Music: Slavonic Traditions. New York: Time-Life Books, 1967.

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Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

Anderson, Keith. Naxos: The A to Z of Opera. HNH International, 2000.

Anonymous. “Polovtsian Dances.” <bsomusic.org>

Dianin, Serge. Borodin. Westport: Oxford UP, 1963.

Gold, Jay. Concerts of Great Music: Slavic Traditions. New York: Time-Life Books, 1968.

Johnson, David . The Story of Great Music: Slavonic Traditions. New York: Time-Life Books, 1967.

Oldani, Robert W. “Borodin, Aleksandr Porfir'yevich.” Grove Music Online. ed. Deane Root. 13 November 2011.

<http://www.grovemusic.com>

Scholes, Percy and Marina Frolova-Walker. “Borodin, Aleksandr Porfir'yevich.” Grove Music Online. ed. Deane

Root. 14 November 2011. <http://www.grovemusic.com>

Seroff, Victor. The Mighty Five. New York: Allen, Towne and Heath, 1948.

Serotsky, Paul. “Borodin (1833-87) – Polovtsian Dances, from ‘Prince Igor '”. Ed. Rob Barnett. MusicWeb International.

13 November 2011. <http://www.musicweb-inertnational.com>

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