| ›Nothing But Spring‹
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring: Suite
Bruno Hartl
Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major op. 38 ›Spring Symphony‹
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6th Première Subscription Concert
08-10-2008, 8:00 PM
Bremen, The Glocke
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| Soloists
| Alexander Shelley, Conductor
Martin Grubinger, Percussion
| Program
| ›It should sound as if from on high, like a call to awaken‹, Schumann demanded of the interpreters of his symphonic debut. A poem by Adolf Böttger provided the inspiration for his Spring Symphony. It evokes a new beginning in the face of a vague threat. Traces of past emotions linger in the soaring figures of the first movement. The musical events are not characterized by thematic contrast, but by friction between the past and the future.
A new beginning also acquires musical form in Aaron Copland's most popular work. ›Appalachian Spring‹ was one of three ballets commissioned from three composers by choreographer Martha Graham. Copland follows an introspective opening with wistfully lyrical passages and colorful episodes. Folklore motifs depict the United States during colonial times, and a Shaker hymn is heard.
When composing his Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, Bruno Hartl must have been thinking of a soloist with pioneering spirit who is seeking the ultimate technical experience.
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