NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Igor Levit / Thomas Hengelbrock
Szymanowski / Mozart / Strauss
»Oh, how I wish I could compose so simply!«, Richard Strauss is reported to have exclaimed during a recital of Mozart‘s music. However, Strauss’ own works also exhibit the Mozartian »gaiety elevated to a new level of human truth« (Ernst Krause) – especially in his opera »Der Rosenkavalier«, which is set in Vienna of the eighteenth century.
Thomas Hengelbrock combines the orchestral suite from »Der Rosenkavalier« with a rarely performed piece of stage music and a piano concerto by Mozart. The programme is opened by a forgotten classic of orchestral literature, which in turn links back to Strauss: the early concert overture by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is clearly influenced by Strauss’ musical language.
Performers
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Igor Levit piano
conductor Thomas Hengelbrock
Programme
Karol Szymanowski
Konzertouvertüre E-Dur op. 12
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester A-Dur KV 488
Auszüge aus »Thamos, König in Ägypten« KV 336a
Richard Strauss
Suite aus »Der Rosenkavalier« op. 59