Much of 20th-century classical music owes a deep thanks to jazz.
And while on paper, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night was organized for a festival at the hall, Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice, the subtext was American jazz.
All three of the composers on the program (Stravinsky, Weill and Gershwin) loved and, to one extent or another, made references to the style in their music.
Weill, who left Europe for the United States after the fall of the Weimar Republic, was also steeped in jazz.
The orchestra staked out rhythmic details with crystalline precision and saw each phrase through with patience and a rich sound.
Persons:
Stravinsky, Weill, Gershwin, wouldn’t, “, ”, Patrick Williams, Yannick Nézet, Nitzan, Edward Hopper
Organizations:
Philadelphia, Carnegie Hall
Locations:
Weimar Republic, Europe, U.S, United States