The South West’s leading arts charity and Classic FM’s chosen orchestra of the South launched their 60th Anniversary community celebrations on Thursday 13 March at Exeter’s acclaimed Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the University of Exeter to a rapturous reception. The events were held in partnership with Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry and One Voice Media & PR and sponsored by Event Exeter.
The first of the exclusive events was held at the RAMM and was attended by a host of leading businesses from Exeter and across the South West. Derek Phillips, Vice...
Untypical of the usual grandiose scoring of Wagner, the Siegfried Idyll is an intimate work, written as a birthday present for his wife, Cosima. Themes take on a more general character as expressions of victorious love and affection, with an almost meditative and lullaby-like tone and quality.
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto speaks to us from the heart...
Korngold: Robin Hood Horner: Apollo 13 Kamen: X-Men Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven Williams: Saving Private Ryan Elfman: Batman Giacchino: The Incredibles Menken: Hercules
Elfman: Spiderman Williams: Superman Barry: James Bond Williams: Harry Potter
Performers: Conductor: Pete Harrison
Heroes both historical and fictitious as well as the superheroes of the Marvel and DC comics are a fertile mine of inspiration for Hollywood and provide some of the best...
J Strauss II : Waldmeister (Overture) J Strauss II : Tik-Tak Polka J Strauss II : Pleasure Train Polka J Strauss II : At the Hunt Polka J Strauss II : Emperor Waltz J Strauss II : Treasure Waltz J Strauss II : The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II is the king of the waltz and New Year's Day has become synonymous with the elegance of Viennese style and grandeur. Join the BSO and Günther Bauer-Schenk and escape...
The much loved English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer.
Performers :
Conductor : Christian Curnyn Soloist: Rebecca Bottone Soloist: Williams Towers Soloist: Samuel Boden, Christopher Purves Soloist: Exeter Festival Chorus
Tickets: Available by phone or in person only from the Exeter Phoenix 01392 667080
With its dense chromaticism, intricate counterpoint, and Wagnerian drive sweeping toward a great climax, Metamorphosen is a memorial to a type of music that had been abandoned long before 1945. It succeeds so brilliantly because Strauss at last found a way to address the present with the voice of the past.
Works Performed: Schubert: Rosamunde Overture Beethoven: Symphony No.8 Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1
The overture used to accompany Chézy’s unsuccessful play Rosamunde was actually composed for an earlier play. It remains one of Schubert’s finest orchestral pieces, filled with ingratiating tunes and demonstrating his characteristic warmheartedness and good humour. Its main theme appears at once, defining a kind of restless energy, which gradually builds in momentum to its bright and triumphal conclusion.
Beethoven created the sparkling Eighth Symphony at a time when his life...
Enjoy an evening of outstanding classical music with the renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and soloist Alexandra Soumm.
In a year that sees the Orchestra celebrate its 120th birthday, the BSO will collaborate with an array of the most exciting performers and exuberant conductors with its 2012/13 season as it continues to give world-class performances throughout the South and South West, including some iconic concerts in Exeter's wonderful Great Hall.
Conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens, soloist John Lill (piano)
Fingal’s Cave opens with a mesmerizing rhythmic figure that transforms a delicately embellished downward arpeggio into an undulating melody. As this theme unfolds, extended crescendos and diminuendos in the winds and brass give the impression of ocean swells before gradually giving way to an exquisitely lyrical statement sung by cellos and bassoons. A thrilling storm scene is coloured by fanfares and evocations...
Enjoy an evening of outstanding classical music with the renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and soloist Johannes Moser.
In a year that sees the Orchestra celebrate its 120th birthday, the BSO will collaborate with an array of the most exciting performers and exuberant conductors with it's 2012/13 season as it continues to give world-class performances throughout the South and South West, including some iconic concerts in Exeter's wonderful Great Hall.
Programme:
Borodin: Prince Igor Overture Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3 'Polish...
