Munich Philharmonic: Higdon / Gershwin / CoplandCristian Măcelaru (conductor), Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
Cristian Măcelaru presents a concert programme that focuses on the discovery and perpetuation of American cultural identification. With Rudolf Buchbinder at the piano, a varied performance is guaranteed.
Cristian Măcelaru presents a concert programme that focuses on the discovery and perpetuation of American cultural identification. With Rudolf Buchbinder at the piano, a varied performance is guaranteed.
Leonard Bernstein described Aaron Copland’s Symphony No 3 as an “American monument like the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial”. With the inclusion of his famous Fanfare of the Common Man in the final movement and the emphasis on rhythmic dynamics and musical vitality, the symphony reflects the cultural emancipation of American classical music witnessed in the first half of the 20th century. George Gershwin already presaged this development with his fusion of jazz and classical music in his Concerto in F. Rudolf Buchbinder has already proven that he is just as much at home in symphonic jazz as in the Classical period. With her Fanfare Ritmico, Jennifer Higdon draws on the rhythmic energy of Copland and Gershwin, merging them with her own sound aesthetic.
Programme
- Jennifer Higdon: Fanfare Ritmico
- George Gershwin: Concerto in F, for piano and orchestra in F major
- Aaron Copland: Symphony No 3
