Beethoven und Strauss

In the organizer's words:

"Domestic symphony" - the title "Sinfonia domestica" means nothing less, and Richard Strauss lives up to it! There is a striking melody for the wife, a no less memorable one for her husband, and their child also makes its own appearance - enchantingly played by the oboe d'amore. And what happens? Basically, Strauss has composed a musical family soap opera with a visit from relatives, the child's whining, an argument between the couple and reconciliation, including a love scene. Then everyone falls asleep, and when the alarm clock rings at seven in the morning, everything builds up to a cheerful family finale.
In contrast, Beethoven's violin concerto, one of the most popular works for this instrument, is very classical. With the striking timpani motif at the beginning, the tenderness of the second movement and the hunting theme in the finale, it has firmly inscribed itself in the ears of its audience.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major (with cadenzas by Jörg Widmann)

Richard Strauss
"Sinfonia domestica" Symphonic poem

Performers

Marc Albrecht | Conductor

Veronika Eberle | violin

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra