Repertoire

Robert Schumann: Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 131 (1853) 13′
Robert Gerhard: Concerto for Harpsichord, String Orchestra and Percussion (1955-1956) 22′
Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 (1915) 47′

ARTISTS

Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Jaha Lee, violin
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC)

Programme

The Fantasy that Robert Schumann composed in 1853 is a work in line with the spirit of his earlier Violin Concerto, with filigrees abounding in even greater profusion.

More than a century later, Robert Gerhard’s Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra – accompanied by percussion – is a superb example of the development of his musical language. Drawing on tradition, but looking to the future, it is a work with sounds inspired by the world of electro-acoustics.

In the second part of the concert, Richard Strauss’s majestic 1915 Alpine Symphony, narrates, through a series of sound images and recurring themes, the ascent to the mountaintops, a powerful experience encountered in the concert hall.