PC 1: Forlornly

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Blaž Ogrič, horn

Programme:
Johannes Brahms, Nänie, Op. 82
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, KV 447
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 
 

Autumn. A time to enjoy hunting and harvesting, but also a time when nature turns towards its winter repose. Mozart’s music will be performed by the excellent Slovenian horn player Blaž Ogrič as a symbol of autumn joy and happiness. Brahms calls this into question with the lament Nänie and the Third Symphony, in which he devotes a melancholy melody to the horn, which speaks of loneliness, emptiness and sadness.

“Even to be a song of sorrow on beloved lips is glorious.” (from Schiller’s poem Even Beauty Must Die)