The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage OneSt Mary's Square
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Delius, Frederick (1862-1934) | On the Mountains | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, Op.37 | |
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40 |
Performers
| Andrew Litton | Conductor |
| Christian Ihle Hadland | Piano |
| Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra |
For his orchestral rollercoaster ride
‘A Hero’s Life’, Richard Strauss cast
around for a heroic figure to depict,
and settled on someone pretty close to
home – himself. This excitable musical
autobiography brims with panache but
matures to a place of noble reflection. If
Strauss’s piece is a humbling glimpse of
life’s journey, so too is Beethoven’s third
Piano Concerto, created during the
agonising early stages of his
deafness but resounding nonetheless in
its own heroism and defiance.
‘A Hero’s Life’, Richard Strauss cast
around for a heroic figure to depict,
and settled on someone pretty close to
home – himself. This excitable musical
autobiography brims with panache but
matures to a place of noble reflection. If
Strauss’s piece is a humbling glimpse of
life’s journey, so too is Beethoven’s third
Piano Concerto, created during the
agonising early stages of his
deafness but resounding nonetheless in
its own heroism and defiance.
