Details
Southwell Minster
Church Street
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0HD
England
Programme
Edward Elgar – Symphony no.2 in E flat
Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Performers
Mark Heron – Conductor
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme Note
Richard Wagner wrote his short tone poem Siegfried Idyll as a birthday present for his wife and it was never intended to be published, but it has become a popular concert item. A short, intimate and delicate piece of music, it was performed by a small group of musicians in Wagner's home, early in the morning, to awaken his wife on Christmas Day 1870.
The second symphony of Edward Elgar is a large scale work but more subtle and more personal than the first symphony which had instantly secured his fame two years earlier. The music ranges over a huge spread of emotions, anger and joy, sadness and peace, darkness and light, before finally coming to rest in absolute serenity. A wonderful journey, that we would love to share with you!