Tales of the Forest
The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Harding, plays two tone poems by Dvo艡谩k, and are joined by Antoine Tamestit in J枚rg Widmann's Viola Concerto.
Presented by Martin Handley.
Dvo艡谩k's In Nature鈥檚 Realm evokes the landscape around Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 home town, Vysok谩, where he composed in a forest; the only noises that disturbed him being the natural sounds outside his window. In The Golden Spinning Wheel, however, the forest turns dark, as it is revealed as the place of the gruesome murder of a young girl.
Over the course of his viola concerto, J枚rg Widmann lets his soloist move freely about the stage, continually producing fresh orchestral colours within a novel structure, and giving a theatrical dimension to what is a hauntingly beautiful work.
鈥楨ven with the viola鈥檚 C-string alone, you can tell stories unimaginable on any other string instrument鈥�, Widmann says, and he wrote this piece specially for Antoine Tamestit, tonight's soloist.
J枚rg Widmann: Viola Concerto
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Dvo艡谩k: In der Natur
Dvo艡谩k: The Golden Spinning Wheel
Antoine Tamestit, viola
London Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor
Recorded Sun 31 Oct 2021 at the Barbican Hall, London
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