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Munich Philharmonic: Martin / Lisztfeaturing Benjamin Bruns (tenor), conducted by Fabio Luisi

Dark concert hall, view into the auditorium with seats and the light control. The musicians stand with their instruments between the rows of seats.
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Conductor Fabio Luisi invites you on a journey of discovery through two all-too-rarely performed gems of the concert repertoire.

Conductor Fabio Luisi invites you on a journey of discovery through two all-too-rarely performed gems of the concert repertoire.

Franz Liszt’s monumental Faust Symphony is not programme music, not being descriptive as such, but rather a delightful musical thought experiment: each of the three movements is dedicated to one of the main characters from Goethe’s Faust I. The evocative psychological scenes featuring Faust, Gretchen and Mephisto culminate in a mystical choral finale complete with a tenor solo.

Frank Martin’s Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani, percussion and strings also defies conventional classification. Featuring seven wind soloists of equal standing, the work masterfully explores the boundaries between solo and ensemble performance, between individual brilliance and symphonic harmony. Martin brings out the instruments’ distinctive voices in vivid detail whilst also blending them into an organic whole like a wondrous, multifaceted meta-instrument.

With

  • Conductor: Fabio Luisi
  • Tenor: Benjamin Bruns
  • Munich Philharmonic

Programme

  • Frank Martin: Concerto for seven wind instruments, timpani, percussion and strings
  • Franz Liszt: A Faust Symphony in three scenes for tenor, male choir and orchestra

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