Programme 2009 (PDF) - Beethovenfest Bonn

B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 4. 9. – 3. 10. 2 0 0 9 In the LIght
Christine Schornsheim Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra
no Moonlight echoes of Light and
Rays of hope
S onata quasi una Fantasia,
»like a fantasy«, wrote Beethoven
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La redoute
T
he saxophone is a »late
starter« amongst the instruments.
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voLKsBanKhaus
about the two sister pieces op. hIstorICaL
The internationally renowned Raschèr Saxophone Orchestra
27. This meant nothing other sonata CyCLe III
»Raschèr Saxophone Quartet«, gustav Meinig Timpani
than that the constitution of the Christine Schornsheim Pianoforte founded by Sigurd Raschèr, the ekhart Wycik Conductor
piano sonata was spontaneously Ludwig van Beethoven:
pioneer of the classical saxo­ edvard grieg:
cancelled in favour of eccentric Sonata for piano No. 9
phone, has teamed up with other »Holberg Suite« op. 40
musical ideas that seem freely in E major op. 14/1
professional musicians. The Frank Zabel: »Echoes of Light«
fantasized. This had nothing to Ludwig van Beethoven:
result is a saxophone ensemble (world premiere, commissioned
do with »moonlight«, but instead Sonata for piano No. 10
with a core group of 12 players. by the Beethovenfest Bonn)
with the bold attempt to bring in G major op. 14/2
The virtuoso sound of a saxophone edward elgar:
extreme emotional states together Ludwig van Beethoven:
ensemble in this constellation Serenade in E minor op. 20
in a very small space.
Sonata for piano No. 25
is rather unusual. It can be ex­ Ludwig van Beethoven /
in G major op. 79
tremely gentle and slender, with­ Frank Zabel: Overture for Carl
Ludwig van Beethoven:
out losing its powerful funda­ Meisl’s »Consecration of the
Sonata for piano No. 13
mental character. The programme House« in C major op. 124.
in E flat major op. 27/1
(»Quasi una Fantasia«)
Ludwig van Beethoven:
Sonata for piano No. 14
in C sharp minor op. 27/2
(»Moonlight Sonata«)
combines famous compositions
of past centuries with two world
premieres. It is not just Beethoven’s
overture op. 124 that is
put into a new musical light here.
Arrangement for 12 saxophones
and timpani by Frank Zabel
(world premiere, commissioned
by the Beethovenfest Bonn)
Johannes Brahms:
Variations on a Theme by
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Joseph Haydn in B major op. 56b
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