Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Julia Lezhneva / Adam Fischer

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Mon, Jul 8, 2024, 20:00

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»Scena di Berenice«, which is rarely performed nowadays, was composed by Joseph Haydn during his second visit to London. The content is quintessential for a classical aria: a woman in love has been abandoned by her partner and now laments sonorously. 130 years later, a work by Béla Bartók caused a far-reaching scandal: the fiery dance pantomime called »The Miraculous Mandarin« was banned in Cologne in 1926 by the then Lord Mayor Konrad Adenauer. This is how barbaric the music... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Julia Lezhneva	Soprano
Adam Fischer	Conductor

Program

Joseph Haydn	Berenice, che fai / Kantate Hob. XXIVa:10
Béla Bartók	Suite from »The Miraculous Mandarin«, Sz 73
Gustav Mahler	Symphony No. 4 in G major for Large Orchestra and Soprano

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