NOU TAST: SCHUBERT'S "GREAT" SYMPHONY. Juanjo Mena

Repertoire

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘The Great’, D. 944 (1826) 32′

ARTISTS

Juanjo Mena, conductor
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC)

Programme

The Tast d’Orquestra at L’Auditori returns with a renewed format!

A concert series designed both for classical music lovers and for those who want to discover it in a new and surprising way. The OBC performs great masterpieces of music history with the guidance of the “Els homes clàssics” of Catalunya Música, Albert Galceran and Pedro Pardo, who unveil the secrets of the scores, composers and the orchestra. Each one-hour session features prestigious guest soloists and musicians from the orchestra. A close, flexible, and enriching experience for audiences of all ages. Check here for all the information and concerts of this season.

Despite the fact that many of the nicknames given to the principal works of the classical repertoire were not chosen by their authors and were generally due to commercial reasons, there is no doubt that Schubert’s Ninth, which he completed in 1826 but that was never performed during the composer’s lifetime, is a supreme work thanks to the quantity of orchestral resources and the power of the melodies it contains. The fervour of the first movement is balanced over the different episodes and also highlights the imposing advance of the successive andante con moto or the ferocious attacks of the scherzo, rich in leaps, intricacies and dialogue between sections. “The Great” ends with a fast-paced allegro vivace, a finale that dares to pay honour -discreetly yet quite clearly- the musical theme of another great NinthSymphony premièred by Beethoven just a couple of years beforehand but that he was unable to hear because of his deafness.