Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847
Ouverture from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Eliott Delafosse (°1994)
Winner SOV Composers’ Academy – Creation
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
Cello Concerto, op. 129
Louise Farrenc 1804–1875
Symphony no. 3, op. 36
duration concert: 1h 45min
including 20min intermission
A female composer, Louise Farrenc ventured into the domain which was deemed to be exclusively reserved to ‘Great Men’: the symphony. And with stunning results! Energetic, melodic, inventive and balanced – Farrenc sounds like a French Mendelssohn. Schumann was one of her many admirers at the time. His Cello Concerto is one of the most beautiful works that have ever been written for the instrument. International top performer Johannes Moser plays it with a poignant mixture of grace and vigour.
