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Immerse yourself in Beethoven! Three classics by the great man in one concert.
Part of the Havant Orchestras 2016-2017 Season
Add to my Calendar 20-05-2017 19:30 20-05-2017 21:30 36 Havant Chamber Orchestra It’s Beethoven night with the Havant Chamber Orchestra! The stunning fifth Symphony rounds off a feast of great works from the great man. The Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus provides a suitably dramatic opening to the concert. It is short and to the point, being the opening to a full ballet score written by Beethoven in 1801 for performances in Vienna, but it is a perfect demonstration of the composer’s feel for drama and storytelling. Beethoven is believed to have composed his third Piano Concerto a year earlier than Prometheus, in 1800, but it was not performed until 1803 and even then, contemporary accounts say that Beethoven, who was himself the soloist, played it largely from memory as he had not yet written it all down! The Orchestra are very much looking forward to working with pianist Roger Owens on this fantastic concerto. Ferneham Hall, Fareham DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Ferneham Hall
Osborn Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7DB
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor, Op.37
Performers
Roger Owens – piano
Robin Browning – Conductor
Havant Chamber Orchestra
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Programme Note
It’s Beethoven night with the Havant Chamber Orchestra! The stunning fifth Symphony rounds off a feast of great works from the great man.
The Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus provides a suitably dramatic opening to the concert. It is short and to the point, being the opening to a full ballet score written by Beethoven in 1801 for performances in Vienna, but it is a perfect demonstration of the composer’s feel for drama and storytelling.
Beethoven is believed to have composed his third Piano Concerto a year earlier than Prometheus, in 1800, but it was not performed until 1803 and even then, contemporary accounts say that Beethoven, who was himself the soloist, played it largely from memory as he had not yet written it all down! The Orchestra are very much looking forward to working with pianist Roger Owens on this fantastic concerto.
