Baltimore Symphony: The Fantastic Symphony
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- Stewart Goodyear, piano
- Matthias Pintscher, guest conductor
Maurice Ravel — Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Witness the wonder of an orchestra pushed to the limits of sonic imagination when Berlioz transforms the symphony into a maniacal paean to obsessive love. Working in the same fantastical vein in our own century, the modern British legend Jonathan Harvey conjures a mystical world without suffering. Pianist Stewart Goodyear's lightning-fast left hand and composer/conductor Matthias Pintscher's perceptive leadership make a perfect pair in Ravel's sizzling showcase for a war-scarred patron.
About Stewart Goodyear, piano
Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser, and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world.
Mr. Goodyear's discography includes the complete sonatas and piano concertos of Beethoven, as well as concertos by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff, an album of Ravel piano works, and an album, entitled "For Glenn Gould," which combines repertoire from Mr. Gould's US and Montreal debuts. His Rachmaninoff recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Mr. Goodyear's recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet)" was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015. His discography is released on the Marquis Classics, Orchid Classics, Bright Shiny Things, and Steinway and Sons labels. His newest recording, Adolphus Hailstork's Piano Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic under JoAnn Falletta, was released in March 2023 on the Naxos label.