The splendid Cathedral organ provides the showpiece for this concert of popular classics.
Beethoven’s Overture for Geothe’s play Egmont whose ominous atmosphere, building tension and exultant climax depicts the struggle and victory against Spanish repression in the Eighty Years War.
Max Bruch’s timeless first violin concerto is full of romantic expression and great tunes. At the heart of the concerto is the Adagio with its peaceful yet intense melody which the composer never surpassed.
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony. After meditative and agitated sections, the organ leads us into an Adagio, but then the music rushes forward, fades towards silence and is shattered by an outburst from the organ with brass fanfares. In the final surging fugue the trombones restate the opening theme with the organ at full throttle!
Chart-topping music for all your emotional needs. Drama, Romance and Triumph!