Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto Nr. 2 in B Major op. 19
Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951)
Chamber Symphony Nr. 2 in E flat minor op. 38
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Symphony Nr. 2 B Major D 125
Christian Zacharias pianist & conductor
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10am pre-concert talk in the main auditorium by Klaus-Albert Bauer
Christian Zacharias leads this concert of works by great Viennese composers.
Beethoven's piano concertos and symphonies belong to the core of orchestral repertoire but it's some time since we've heard his 2nd piano concerto, in which echoes of Mozart can be heard. Schubert composed his first six symphonies before his 20th birthday, although during his lifetime they were only performed in private circles. His 2nd symphony was probably performed for the first time in 1877. While Brahms found them interesting Dvořák was very taken with their melodies, harmonic progressions and the exquisite detail in Schubert's orchestration.
Roughly 100 years later Vienna proved, once again, to be a breeding ground of innovation - with Schönberg's 2nd chamber symphony, paving the way for the dissolution of tonality which evolved into his twelve-tone technique in later works.
