Instrumental works can be viewed either as sound and form, or as conveying extra-musical content. For Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, despite his fascination with nature and travel, music always remained the domain of sensual sound and formal perfection, and his Violin Concerto in E minor is an evocative example of this. Mahler’ s Symphony No. 1 , on the other hand, is a programmatic work in which the composer depicted through sound the story of a young hero facing adversity.

PROGRAMME:

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 [26′] (1844/1845)

Allegro molto appassionato
Andante
Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

*** intermission [20’]

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)

Symphony No. 1 in D major (Titan) [53’]

(1896/1910)

Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut
Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Stürmisch bewegt

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PERFORMERS:

Sinfonia Varsovia

Radosław Szulc
conductor

Julian Rachlin
violin

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Event organizers: National Centre for Culture, Sinfonia Varsovia and the Grand Theatre – National Opera.