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25 April 2026 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Jörg Widmann conducts Beethoven and himself
Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jörg Widmann - Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal
Program Info: Composer, clarinetist and conductor Jörg Widmann conducts the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in his own virtuoso Con brio , as a prelude to Beethoven's brilliant Seventh Symphony . On the way to Beethoven
Jörg Widmann is currently one of the most played living composers in the world. This is partly due to the success of the 'concert overture' Con brio . The Austrian wrote the work 'in great haste' in 2008 for the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks as an introduction to a Beethoven programme. Widmann does not really quote Beethoven, but based himself on the characteristics of his Seventh and Eighth Symphonies . Oblivion
Beethoven's Seventh Symphony , admiringly called the 'apotheosis of the dance' by Richard Wagner, is joined by the Symphonic Serenade by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. He wrote the virtuoso work for string orchestra in 1947, in the twilight of his career. Back from the United States, he was regarded as an anachronism in post-war Austria. His Symphonic Serenade , which in terms of rhythmic finesse is no less than Beethoven's Seventh Symphony , threatened to drown in oblivion. Wrongly so, as it turns out.
Jörg Widmann - Con brio, Concert Overture for Orchestra Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Symphonic Serenade in Bes, op. 39, uses a short motif from ANTHONY ADVERSE in the slow movement and a theme from CAPTAIN BLOOD in the finale. Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
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