Elgar's 1st Symphony

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1, D minor, op.15

EDWARD ELGAR
Symphony No. 1, A flat major, op. 55

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard Conductor
Elisabeth Leonskaja Piano

The road to the symphony was long for Brahms. First he created serenades, then the first piano concerto, actually a symphony for piano and orchestra. In December 1856, he wrote to Clara Schumann: "I am now writing the first movement of the concerto in a clean form. I am also painting a gentle portrait of you, which will then become Adagio. Elemental orchestral power and dark minor moods characterize the work, which in the finale is brought to bright major happiness. Elisabeth Leonskaja, the great Russian-Austrian piano poetess, will interpret the piece. In the second part, on the desks of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the notes of the lyrical and hymn-like 1st Symphony of the "British Brahms", Edward Elgar, lie. The legendary Brahms conductor Hans Richter launched them in Manchester in 1908. This time the Danish world-class maestro Thomas Dausgaard will conduct the performance.
   
Introductory lecture: 18.45, Fördererlounge
Single tickets: € 26 - € 89

Program booklet for download