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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Swansongs

Diese Veranstaltung fand in der Vergangenheit statt
LighthousePoole, South-West, BH15 1UG, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Darsteller
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill KarabitsMusikalische Leitung
Sally MatthewsSopran

Schubert’s symphonic swansong known as the Great on account of its majestic “heavenly length” that so impressed Schumann is a vigorous and daring work by an extremely ambitious young man. Strauss’ more personal swansong is a last love letter to the soprano voice: The sublime Four Last Songs are all linked by their autumnal feelings of weariness and leave-taking. These are not songs of regret and angst. Rather, they are resplendent with the joy of a long life lived well and full of tenderness and love for one’s spouse. Death is not something to be struggled against, but something to be welcomed: a warm embrace after a life of hard work, an end to tiredness and the pains of old age. Beethoven’s heroic overture conveys the essence of a profound drama with unforgettable intensity, maintaining a tone of tragedy throughout.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
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