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Part of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2014/15 Resident Season
Add to my Calendar 11-11-2014 19:30 11-11-2014 21:30 36 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The programme for this concert and our pre-concert chamber music recital showcases sextets by Richard Strauss and Brahms, both of whom used this rich ensemble to create music of expressive beauty. Both Wagner and Brahms saw themselves as successors to Beethoven, yet their music was strikingly different. Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger starts the concert in proud vein with Brahms’ First Symphony, being a powerful work of sublime inspiration. These frame the divine Four Last Songs by Strauss – his final and most exquisite piece. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England
Programme
Richard Wagner – The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Overture
Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Johannes Brahms – Symphony no.1 in C minor, Op.68
Performers
Eleanor Dennis – soprano
Martyn Brabbins – Conductor
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Programme Note
The programme for this concert and our pre-concert chamber music recital showcases sextets by Richard Strauss and Brahms, both of whom used this rich ensemble to create music of expressive beauty.
Both Wagner and Brahms saw themselves as successors to Beethoven, yet their music was strikingly different. Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger starts the concert in proud vein with Brahms’ First Symphony, being a powerful work of sublime inspiration. These frame the divine Four Last Songs by Strauss – his final and most exquisite piece.
