b'Program Notescontinuedthe mists of Scotland? I have therefore laid aside the symphony for the present. The present ended up being about a decade, which resulted in a much more mature masterwork than what he would have been capable of had he completed it all at once.I have to mention the recent Korngold/Mendelssohn connections Ive encountered. Not only does this concert include music by Korngold and Mendelssohn, but in early April 2022, I conducted the Princeton Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of the ballet A Midsummer Nights Dream by New Jersey-based choreographer and Artistic Director of the American Repertory Ballet, Ethan Stiefel. The music was mostly Mendelssohns, but was supplemented by music re-orchestrated by Korngold in 1935 for a Warner Bros. film version of the Shakespeare play. Korngolds treatment of Mendelssohns music was quite clever and ingenious. Some of the music was simply transposed to a neighboring key, while most of it was brilliantly arranged to include saxophones, celesta, vibraphone, and harp, giving it a very modern sound. Korngold realized that Mendelssohns music from A Midsummer Nights Dream would not be enough material for the film so he borrowed music from other Mendelssohn works, including the main theme from the Allegro maestoso assai in the final section of the fourth movement of Symphony No. 3 that you will hear at this concert. I didnt know this movie existed, let alone the fact that Korngold arranged the music for ita fact that he refused to take credit for, leaving all the musical glory to Mendelssohn in the films credits. But I think it is fair to say Korngolds contribution was significant, adding depth, color, and a modern character to Mendelssohns creation, suitable for the silver screen.Instrumentationtwo flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani, and stringsDuration40 minutes~Kenneth BeanAssistant ConductorPrinceton Symphony Orchestra princetonsymphony.org/ 17/ princetonfestival.org'