Widmann, Strauss & Beethoven: Con brio / Widmann, Irish Chamber Orchestra

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Alpha
Release Date
September 24, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH STRAUSS WIDMANN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Irish Chamber Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Widmann
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 24, 2021
    • UPC
      3760014197673
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA767
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

Here we meet Jorg Widmann as soloist, conductor and composer. With his piece Con brio, premiered in 2008, he pays a vibrant tribute to Beethoven in general and his Seventh Symphony in particular. At the head of the excellent Irish Chamber Orchestra, of which he is principal conductor, he has also recorded the aforementioned Symphony no.7, which occupies a special place among the most grandiose works of Beethoven; he himself considered the second movement to be one of his finest compositions! He wrote this symphony in 1812, when deafness was beginning to take its toll on him, the Napoleonic Wars were raging in Russia, and he met Goethe. Richard Strauss was in his twilight years when he composed his last instrumental work, the Duett-Concertino for clarinet and bassoon with string orchestra and harp, in 1947.