Con brio (Widmann)
| Con brio | |
|---|---|
| Concert overture by Jörg Widmann | |
 The composer in 2006 | |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Composed | 2008 |
| Published | 2008 |
| Publisher | Schott Music |
| Recorded | 25 September 2008 |
| Duration | 12:00[1] |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 25 September 2008 |
| Location | Gasteig, Munich |
| Conductor | Mariss Jansons |
Con brio is a concert overture by Jörg Widmann influenced by Beethoven. It is a commission by the Bayerischer Rundfunk.
History
Mariss Jansons said, that the new piece should be performed along with a pure Beethoven program.[2] The piece was composed in 2008.[1]
Music
Widmann refers to musical characteristics of Beethoven’s 7th and 8th Symphony.[1][3] There are no exact quotations from the symphonies, but he has chosen the same instrumentation.[4] According to Widmann, it is an exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence.[1] The overture is run through with Beethovenian riffs, flourishes and humor and is like a deconstruction of Beethoven.[4] The piece has a cut-and-paste structure.[4]
Instrumentation
The concert overture is scored for 2 flutes (both doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B, timpani, and strings.[1]
Performances
Con brio was premiered by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mariss Jansons on 25 September 2008 in Munich, Gasteig, Philharmonie.
Recordings
- Con brio (with Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & 8), Mariss Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BR-Klassik 2015)
Reception
Anthony Tommasini from The New York Times wrote: "effective as a warm-up".[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Con brio". schott music. Mainz. 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Kaiser, Sybille (16 November 2015). "Ein Gespräch mit Jörg Widmann über sein Orchesterwerk "Con brio"". br-klassik.de (in German). Munich. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Badelt, Udo (29 June 2016). "Beethoven und sein Klangschatten". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Tommasini, Anthony (14 January 2011). "Beethoven's Varied Descendants". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 18 August 2017.