Philharmonia Orchestra
Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1
Brahms Symphony no. 1
Joji Hattori conductor
The perennial freshness of Grieg’s music to Peer Gynt never fails to make an impact in concert. The first suite contains the most well- known numbers from the score, including Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Bruch’s most popular violin concerto is one of the wonders of the violin repertoire, with an endless flow of heartfelt melody which he never managed to equal again. Brahms’ titanic First Symphony cost him years of effort to write, but the result of his struggle to escape the dominating symphonic example of Beethoven is one of his most dramatic and fulfilling works.