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Schubert, Beethoven, Vaughan Wiliams and Wallen in the stunning setting of Coventry CathedralOne of the world’s greatest chamber orchestras, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields will visit Coventry Cathedral for a programme featuring some of the world’s most sublime music. From Schubert and Beethoven to Vaughan Williams and a new piece from Errollyn Wallen CBE this evening of music-making promises to delight audiences and celebrate this internationally-renowned orchestra at its best.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) is known for bridging the gap between the classical and romantic era in classical music, with his wonderful melodies and prolific output (completed his ninth symphony when he was just 29) putting him among the great composers. The Third Symphony in D Major, written just months after the composer’s 18th birthday, owes much to the sparkling tradition of the comic opera overture, with music of pure fun culminating in the dancing tarantella of the final movement.
Vaughan Williams’s timeless and ethereal Tallis Fantasia received its premiere in Gloucester Cathedral in 1910, and this wonderful piece retains its popularity today, regularly placing in the Top 5 of the listener-voted Classic FM Hall of Fame. A critic at the time described how “throughout its course one is never quite sure whether one is listening to something very old or very new… but that is just what makes this Fantasia so delightful to listen to; it cannot be assigned to a time or a school, but it is full of the visions which have haunted the seers of all times.”
Given Beethoven’s prolific output, it is perhaps surprising that he only wrote one concerto for the most popular instrument of his time – the violin. Despite a challenging premiere in 1806, the work was revived in the mid-19th century and has since remained one of the most important and best-loved works in the repertoire. The concerto is one of Beethoven’s most magnificent pieces, with deeply-felt melodies and a sensationally beautiful second movement resolving ultimately with a rousing and dramatic conclusion.
Errollyn Wallen CBE is one of the UK’s most respected composers and one of the top 20 most-performed living composers in the world. In this new work, written to mark the centenary of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields’ founder, Sir Neville Marriner, the virtuosity and individual musicianship of the players in the orchestra is celebrated to glorious effect.
Programme:
New commission to mark the centenary of Sir Neville Marriner – Errollyn Wallen
Violin Concerto in D – Ludwig van Beethoven (soloist, Tomo Keller)
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Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No.3 in D Major – Franz Schubert
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Priory Street, CV1 5FB Coventry, United Kingdom, Coventry, United Kingdom
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