Sensemayà by the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas opens this concert with the pulsating rhythms of South America. Viola concertos are relatively scarce, but the one by Bartok is a true masterpiece for the instrument. Jennifer Stumm is the featured soloist in this performance. Borodin is known as one of the great five Russian nationalist composers that sought to avoid the influence of his European counterparts in creating music that was quintessentially Russian. His second symphony is arguably his most popular work.
