Program
Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 70 (1864/1872)
Moderato assai
Andante
Allegro
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Suite No. 2 from the ballet Daphnis and Chloe (1912)
Lever de jour. Lent
Pantomime
Danse générale
The Waltz, a choreographic poem for orchestra, M. 72 (1919–1920)
Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)
The Pines of Rome, symphonic poem, P. 141 (1924)
I pini di Villa Borghese | The Pines of the Villa Borghese
Pini presso una catacomba | Pines Near a Catacomb
I pini del Gianicolo | The Pines of the Janiculum
I pini della Via Appia | The Pines of the Appian Way
musicAeterna Orchestra
Soloist — Andrey Baranenko, piano
Conductor Teodor Currentzis
Details
The musicAeterna programme features the most famous works by Rubinstein, Ravel and Respighi. Rubinstein’s Piano Concerto No. 4 was already a success upon its premiere in 1864. In its romantic piano virtuosity, melancholic tone, and a number of melodic turns, the yet unborn Rachmaninoff could be heard: it was for a good reason that he spoke with such admiration about the pianism of an older colleague.
The Suite No. 2 from the ballet Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel depicts with rich orchestral means the awakening of nature and feelings, from the first dawn to the Bacchic dance. According to Ravel’s conception, the choreographic poem Waltz refers to the legacy of Johann Strauss, but its rampant dancy quality has a dark side.
Ottorino Respighi’s four-part symphonic poem The Pines of Rome literally paints genre scenes with orchestral means: children playing soldiers, early Christian worship, poetry of the dawn nature, and the march of Roman legionnaires.