Grieg's piano concerto

Grieg's piano concerto is one of the greatest. At the beginning, the timpani is felt, and the piano enters majestically, followed by a gentle melody. From the beginning everyone is seduced, and was from the first time the concert was played.

If you were at the first performance of Beethoven's Eroica in 1805, one was at a revolutionary, musical historical event. The symphony broke the boundaries. It is the beginning of Beethoven's heroic period, where the music is characterized by the idea of man's, the hero's, struggle for freedom. From the 1st movement bursting with thoughtfulness in the 2nd movement's mourning march and the energy of the 3rd movement, to the finale, which is not tritely triumphant, but subtle and surprising. Even today, when the symphony has been heard countless times, it can blow one away, and stands as one of the greatest symphonies ever. Kuhlau knew Beethoven and conducted his works in Copenhagen. In addition, he traveled twice to Vienna, where he visited him. The music for the play William Shakespeare and to Elverhøj was composed after that – by a German-born Danish composer, inspired by a revolutionary composer.

Program:

F. Kuhlau: William Shakespeare Overtures
E. Grieg: Piano concerto
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

Conducter

Isabelle Jankauskaite

Soloist:

Alexandra Dariescu, piano