Classical music from the Romantic era
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- 02 Nov 2022
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This DW Festival Concert features Antonín Dvorak's rarely heard and very expressive symphonic poem "The Golden Spinning Wheel," followed by Felix Mendelssohn's unique symphony-cantata "Song of Praise." The performances were recorded live at the opening concert of the Rheingau Music Festival and feature the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble's new music director, Alain Altinoglu, conducted.
Schumann's 'Fantasies'
We're going to start with music that evokes fantastical worlds. It was written at the end of the 1800s, a time when industrialization was booming and people longed to retreat to nature, to love and even to fantasy worlds. Composers were no exception.
Among the German Romantics, Robert Schumann stands out as an important figure. He wrote many pieces that he called "Fantasies." In his Fantasy Pieces Op. 73, instead of prescribing strict tempos, he marked the movements with emotions. We'll be hearing two of them: "tenderly and expressively" and "quick and fiery." The music brings stories to life inside the listener's head. Read More...
