Event listing: Afternoon Concert: R. Strauss, Mahler & Sibelius | BBC Hoddinott Hall | Wed 22 Feb 2012 at 14:00

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BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5AL, United Kingdom

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Programme

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)	Metamorphosen
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)	Rückert-Lieder
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Symphony no. 4 in A minor, Op.63

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BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thomas Dausgaard	Conductor
Ben Johnson	Tenor

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Composed in under a month in 1945 against the backdrop of a burning, war-torn Dresden, Strauss’ Metamorphosen provided the perfect opening to a concert which explored themes of desolation and mourning. Commissioned by Swiss conductor Paul Sacher, Metamorphosen is a composition for 23 strings, inspired by Goethe’s poem ‘Niemand wird sich Selber kennen’ (‘No one can know himself’).

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