Saturday, November 15th 2008. 16:00
Konzerthaus Berlin

Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van:
Klavierkonzert D-Dur op. 61a nach dem Violinkonzert op. 61

Mendelssohn, Felix:
Sinfonie Nr. 2 B-Dur "Lobgesang"

with

Jun Märkl (con.), Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Ruth Ziesak (sopran), Mojca Erdmann (sopran) and Christian Elsner (tenor)

Rare classical music

Beethoven adapted his own concert for violin for piano in 1805. He probably wanted to perform it himself. This rarely played work stands in-beetween of the virtuosity in the tradition of France and Italia and the German/Austrian tradition of the classical symphonie. The "Jewish Boy" Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy felt home in the protestantic church music. The symphonie no. 2 "Lobgesang" ("Laud") is an interesting mix of sacred and profane themes. This symphonic cantata is a very specific adoption of Beethovens' nineth.

Enjoy the virtuose sounds of this orchestra and choir from Leipzig!

Artists

MDR-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Orchestra
No other German orchestra is associated with the new medium as this orchestra from Leipzig. It was founded by the Middle German Broadcast Station Leipzig in 1923 and famous for first performances and interpretations of modern and contemporary music.