The 麻豆社 Philharmonic鈥檚 Leader Zo毛 Beyers performs as soloist today as Moritz Gnann conducts a programme of music spanning three centuries.
We open with Mozart at his most celebratory and exuberant. Symphony No. 35 鈥楬affner鈥� was an instant hit with the Viennese public when it premiered in 1783. Mozart鈥檚 father commissioned it on behalf of Salzburg family friend Sigismund Haffner to celebrate the ennoblement of his son, Sigismund Jnr.
As a student in the Czech Republic, Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k showed a very early talent for the violin, and today we hear some of that virtuosic gift in his 1879 Romance for violin and orchestra. It鈥檚 a piece that really showcases Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 deep understanding of classical form and romantic harmony, with beautiful flowing Slavonic melody.
Austrian composer Hans G谩l鈥檚 Concertino for violin and strings seems to reflect the sense of sanctuary he found in his music. G谩l completed the work in London in 1939 at a time of great political and personal upheaval, but the music itself has a lightness and an ease that belies its context.
A century earlier in 1830, Felix Mendelssohn was busy working on his Fifth Symphony, 鈥楻eformation鈥�, a piece he鈥檇 intended for the 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. We also hear Mendelssohn's uplifting Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream Wedding March which came later in his career and is enduringly popular at ceremonies to this day.
Programme
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 - 鈥楬affner鈥�
Dvorak: Romance for violin and orchestra
G谩l: Concertino for violin and strings Op. 52
Mendelssohn:
Symphony No. 5 - 鈥楻eformation鈥�
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March
