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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
International Concert Series Sat 12 Oct 2024, 7:30pm The AnvilReturns Only
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Programme
- Beethoven
- Symphony no. 6 (Pastoral)
- Shostakovich
- Concerto for piano and trumpet
- Stravinsky
- The Firebird (1919)
Performers and Cast
- Martin James Bartlett
- piano
- Paul Bosworth
- trumpet
- Elena Schwarz
The impulse behind the Pastoral symphony was Beethoven's own love of the Austrian countryside. The five movements include a solitary walk by a brook, a peasants' dance, a spectacular summer thunderstorm, and a final, tranquil hymn of thanksgiving.
Shostakovich's early concerto is an exuberant and high-spirited piece, which combines both instruments in ingenious and witty dialogue with the orchestra and each other.
The Firebird was Stravinsky's first big success, a richly coloured ballet score based on a Russian folk tale in which the young prince overcomes a demon with the protection of a feather from the fabled firebird. It is glittering, imaginatively orchestrated music, with a rhythmic impetus all Stravinsky's own.
Explore the music
Martin James Bartlett
pianoPaul Bosworth
trumpetElena Schwarz