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Strauss and Schumann from Copenhagen

Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss's portrait of Don Juan, and Schumann celebrates the joy of life in his Second Symphony.

Fiona Talkington presents one of the highlights of the concert season in Europe: Fabio Luisi conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Richard Strauss鈥檚 gripping portrait of the seducer Don Juan, while Schumann celebrates the joy of life in his Symphony no. 2.

Along with these familiar works is Hans Abrahamsen鈥檚 Horn Concerto, a new masterpiece by the famous Danish composer, described by one critic after its Berlin premiere in the following terms: "a panorama of vastness and tranquillity opens up at the beginning, the strings and flageolet hint at dawning distances, plucks of the harp light up like the first stars in the evening, and the block of wood that a percussionist beats meaningfully cracks. And the horn? It sings above it as longingly and brightly as only a horn can: softly muted, with a vision of great adventures, perhaps also with the memory of them."

Strauss: Don Juan
Hans Abrahamsen: Horn Concerto
Schumann Symphony no. 2 in C, Op 61

Stefan Dohr, horn
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, conductor

Recorded at the Danish Radio Concert House, Copenhagen, on 13/10/2022.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Mon 20 Feb 2023 19:30

Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Don Juan Op.20

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
  • Hans Abrahamsen

    Horn Concerto

    Performer: Stefan Dohr. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    Fantasiestucke Op.43

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Performer: Evgenia Rubinova.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no.2 in C major Op.61

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Luisi.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cello Sonata in D major, Op.102`2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Daniel M眉ller鈥怱chott. Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Beethoven: Cello Sonata etc: Muller-Schott/Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Firebird Suite (conclusion)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel Classics.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor Op.7 (3rd mvt; Allegro non troppo)

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Holly Mathieson.
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Feb 2023 19:30