Symphony Concert

Kontraste

Wed. 17. Dec. 25

7.30 p.m.

Stadtcasino Basel, Musiksaal

Ending
ca. 9.30 p.m.

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CHF 110 90 75 55 35 red. from 17,50

Programme

6.30 p.m.
Concert introduction with Benjamin Herzog Stadtcasino Basel

7.30 p.m.

Beginning

Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (1938)

Richard Strauss
Duett Concertino for clarinet and bassoon with string orchestra and harp in F major, TrV 293 (1947)

- Intermission -

Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 1 A flat major, Op. 55 (1908)

approx. 9.30 p.m.

Ending Duration ca. 2h 0min

Participants

Rossana Rossignoli

Clarinet

Benedikt Schobel

Bassoon

Robert Treviño

Conductor

Sinfonieorchester Basel

Orchestra

Hearing Amplificaton Wheel chair accessible

Contrasts in perfect harmony

Richard Strauss's Duet Concertino is a kind of Beauty and the Beast story. The enchanting clarinet dances with the clumsy bassoon. Strauss compared the instruments to a princess and a bear. With clarinettist Rossana Rossignoli and bassonist Benedikt Schobel, Strauss was able to win two outstanding soloists from the ranks of the Sinfonieorchester Basel. Samuel Barber's emotionally intense Adagio for Strings, often used as a soundtrack since Stanley Kubrick's war film Platoon, has attained cult status today. Edward Elgar's solemn, stately, nobly marching 1st Symphony mediates between the deeply sad Barber Adagio and Strauss's tongue-in-cheek lightness. A testament to restrained passion.