There are unapologetic hints of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto in Stravinksy’s “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto in E flat, something that Stravinsky contended at the time was likely unintentional.
But he has said he is sure Bach would “most certainly have been delighted to loan it to me; to borrow in this way was exactly the sort of thing he liked to do,” according to Chicago Symphony Orchestra program notes posted on the orchestra’s website.
Stravinsky’s Bach influence will be evident when the Tucson Symphony Orchestra performs “Dumbarton Oaks” alongside Bach’s Brandenburg at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. The “Brandenburg, Jupiter and More Points of Interest” MasterWorks concert will be led by guest conductor Markus Huber, who debuted with the TSO in 2008 and has conducted TSO Classics and SuperPops concerts since.
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Also on the program is Jacques Ibert’s Divertismento and Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, whose finale is largely regarded as among Mozart’s greatest masterpieces. It was the last symphony Mozart composed and clocks in as his longest.
Tickets for the MasterWorks Series are $45 to $65 through ticketmaster.com. Details: tucsonsymphony.org
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com or 573-4642. On Twitter: @Starburch
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