Hitchin Symphony Orchestra: Two Romantic Symphonies at St Mary's Church, Hitchin on Saturday 13th May 2023

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Hitchin Symphony Orchestra

Two Romantic Symphonies

Add to my Calendar 13-05-2023 19:30 13-05-2023 21:30 36 Hitchin Symphony Orchestra HSO is delighted to be bringing you two contrasting snapshots from the late Romantic symphonic canon, composed either side of the turn of the 20th century. Thanks to Levande Musikarv (Swedish Musical Heritage), we have the privilege of performing a brand-new edition of Wilhelm Stenhammar’s monumental Symphony No. 2, published in early 2023. The 1915 work marks a rejection of the Brucknerian spoils of Stenhammar’s Symphony No. 1 – a work he withdrew from performance – and fully embraces a style more akin to his fellow Nordic contemporaries, Sibelius and Nielsen. From 1889 comes Dvořák’s effervescent Symphony No. 8. Bursting with familiar melody, the composer’s reverence for Bohemian folk forms is ever-present. Turning away from the taxing tumult of the Seventh Symphony, the Eighth explores poignant vignettes of melancholy, warmth and levity, before culminating in a finale of unbridled and incandescent optimism. St Mary's Church, Hitchin DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Church House
Churchyard
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1HP
England

Saturday 13th May 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Wilhelm Stenhammar – Symphony no.2, Op.34
~ Interval ~
Antonin Dvorak – Symphony no.8 in G major, Op.88

Performers

Janet Hicks – Leader
Rowan Baker – Conductor

Hitchin Symphony Orchestra

Programme Note

HSO is delighted to be bringing you two contrasting snapshots from the late Romantic symphonic canon, composed either side of the turn of the 20th century. Thanks to Levande Musikarv (Swedish Musical Heritage), we have the privilege of performing a brand-new edition of Wilhelm Stenhammar’s monumental Symphony No. 2, published in early 2023. The 1915 work marks a rejection of the Brucknerian spoils of Stenhammar’s Symphony No. 1 – a work he withdrew from performance – and fully embraces a style more akin to his fellow Nordic contemporaries, Sibelius and Nielsen. From 1889 comes Dvořák’s effervescent Symphony No. 8. Bursting with familiar melody, the composer’s reverence for Bohemian folk forms is ever-present. Turning away from the taxing tumult of the Seventh Symphony, the Eighth explores poignant vignettes of melancholy, warmth and levity, before culminating in a finale of unbridled and incandescent optimism.

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