Klosters Music - GODS AND HEROES

Prometheus brought fire to the people and thus angered the tyrannical father of the gods Zeus. In Ludwig van Beethoven's overture to the ballet "The Creatures of Prometheus", sparks fly in the frenzied strings. Beethoven's First Piano Concerto in C major also has fire and verve, but also many very intimate moments, such as in the floating Largo. The Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski will explore the emotional depth of this light work and bring the playful lightness of the composition to life in the rondo finale. The dramatic "Eroica", with which Beethoven breaks boundaries, is quite different. The composer withdrew the dedication to Napoleon Bonaparte after his coronation as emperor. After the first movement, which is reminiscent of French revolutionary music, the weighty funeral march and an exuberant scherzo, Beethoven quotes his own "Prometheus" music in the finale.

Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770–1827)
Overture to the ballet "The Creatures of Prometheus", op. 43

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major op. 15

–Pause–

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 («Eroica»)

Ensemble:
Munich Chamber Orchestra

Management:
Enrico Onofri

Soloist:
Piotr Anderszewski, piano