Repertoire

Jan Van der Roost: Jubilus! (2002) 5’
Anthony Girard: Gaïa (2006) 10’
Aram Khachaturian: Suite from the ballet Gayaneh (1943) 16’
Franz von Suppé: Ein Morgen, Mittag und Abend in Wien (Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna). Overture (1844) 8’
Johann Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring). Waltz, Op. 410 (1882) 7’
Johann Strauss II: Polka Schnell 4’
Johann Strauss II: Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437 (1888) 10’

ARTISTS

Barcelona Symphonic Band (BMB)
Salvador Brotons, conductor

Programme

Another of the season’s unmissable moments is the New Year concert, which sees former principal conductor Salvador Brotons at the helm of the Band once more.

In part one, the programme heralds celebration with the energetic Jubilus! by Jan van der Roost, written as an overture, and Gaïa by Anthony Girard, a work dedicated to the ancient Greek god of fertility, a work which presents dramatic contrasts, from ritual recollection to a curious triumphal march. Part one closes with the suite from the ballet Gayaneh by Aram Khachaturian. The Georgian composer with Armenian roots sets to music a story of the family conflict faced by a young woman because of her husband’s misconduct, a narrative with a vague patriotic undercurrent.

Part two features the unmistakable Viennese melodies and rhythms of Franz von Suppé, with the overture Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, and Johann Strauss II, with Hunting Polka and the Voices of Spring and Emperor waltzes.