BPO Classics Series
BRAHMS & BRUCH
Friday, March 20 at 10:30 AM
Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 PM
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Simone Porter, violin
| BUTTERWORTH | The Banks of Green Willow | |
BRUCH | Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46 Prelude: Grave Simone Porter, violin | |
INTERMISSION | ||
BRAHMS | Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro | |
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After Saturday’s performance, join members of the orchestra on Kleinhans’ Lower Level for Musician’s Nightcap.
Patrons are asked to silence all electronic devices. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited.
By JoAnn Falletta, Music Director
The three B’s of music! Well, we actually only have one of the traditional B’s, and two relatively new additions. Johannes Brahms’ work is the greatest first symphony ever written, partly because he waited until he was in his 40s to dare to write a symphony after the immortal Beethoven. His work epitomizes the deep nobility of the German tradition, and is a beautiful blend of Romanticism and Classicism in Brahms’ extraordinary voice.
The first half of the concert is a tribute to the British tradition. George Butterworth was the great young hope for the future of English music, when he was tragically killed in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The German composer Max Bruch had a lifelong love of all things Scottish, as you will hear in his moving Fantasy, brilliantly played by Simone Porter.
By Chaz Stuart
