Rarely performed and absolutely worth hearing is John Adams’ Beethoven mash-up in minimal music style for string quartet and orchestra – very interesting in juxtaposition to Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony.
Sat. 21.9.
18:00, University of Bonn, Aula
Residentie Orkest & Cuarteto Casals
- Orchestra
- € 68 / 48 / 28
Anja Bilhmaier © Sophia Hegewald 
Cuarteto Casals © Pablo Rodrigo 
Residentie Orkest The Hague © Eduardus Lee
Contributors
- Residentie Orkest Den Haag
- Cuarteto Casals
- Vera Martínez Mehner violin
- Abel Tomàs Realp violin
- Cristina Cordero viola
- Arnau Tomàs Realp cello
- Anja Bihlmaier conductor
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ouverture for »Coriolan« in C Minor, op. 62
Ouverture for »Coriolan« in C Minor, op. 62
John Adams
»Absolute Jest« for String Quartet and Orchestra
»Absolute Jest« for String Quartet and Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92
17:15 Pre-concert talk (in German) with Hannah Schmidt
The concert at a glance
Description
The manic rhythms and exuberant energy of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony mesmerised the American composer John Adams. In »Absolute Jest«, he developed an intoxicating trip for orchestra and string quartet from Beethoven’s themes, among others from the Seventh. Anja Bihlmaier and her Residentie Orkest present Beethoven’s symphony alongside this Minimal Music piece – a remarkable Beethovenfest debut.
