Richard Strauss’s delightful concerto for oboe beguiles the listener with its endless stream of enchanting melodies.
The carefree nature of the music contrasts sharply with the chaotic aftermath of WWII, when Strauss composed it.
The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure takes Richard Wagner’s epic 15-hour opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and condenses it into 70 minutes of sheer orchestral beauty. This arrangement by Henk de Vlieger showcases Wagner’s magnificent and expressive writing for orchestra.
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Concert Sponsors
Colorado Springs Philharmonic Foundation
The Gazette
Concert Co-Sponsor
Estate of Barbara A. and Dr. Robert E. Carlton
Jim and Carol Montgomery
Lance and Brenda Miller
Guest Artist Sponsor
Sam and Mary Alice Hall
Dr. Cynthia Rose
Dr. Robert Tinker and Ms. Mary Tinker-Bartz
Saturday, April 29 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 30 at 2:30pm
Josep Caballé-Domenech conductor
Noah Kay oboe
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Richard Strauss |
Oboe Concerto in D Major, AV144 |
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I. Allegro moderato |
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Intermission
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Richard Wagner, arr. Henk de Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure |
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| I. Vorspiel (Introduction) II. Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold) III. Nibelheim (The Home of Dwarves) IV. Walhall (Valhalla) V. Die Walküren (The Valkyries) VI. Feuerzauber (Magical Fire) VII. Waldweben (Forest Idyll) VIII. Siegfrieds Heldentat (Siegfried’s Heroic Deed) IX. Brünnhildes Erwachen (Brünnhilde’s Awakening) X. Siegfried und Brünnhilde (Siegfried and Brünnhilde) XI. Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt (Siegfried’s Rhine Journey) XII. Siegfrieds Tod (Siegfried’s Death) XIII. Trauermusik (Funeral Music) XIV. Brünnhildes Opfertat (Brünnhilde’s Immolation) |
