Prague Royal Philharmonic: Carmina Buranaconducted by Heiko Mathias Förster
An evening of acclaimed masterpieces, the programme includes Smetana’s Vltava, Borodin’s rousing Polovtsian Dances and Carl Orff’s magnificent Carmina Burana. The symphonic poem Vltava (The Moldau), part of the Má vlast (My Fatherland) cycle, depicts the river’s course through Bohemia, from its two sources with their gentle gurgling sounds to the broad, sweeping river – a masterpiece of programme music.
An evening of acclaimed masterpieces, the programme includes Smetana’s Vltava, Borodin’s rousing Polovtsian Dances and Carl Orff’s magnificent Carmina Burana. The symphonic poem Vltava (The Moldau), part of the Má vlast (My Fatherland) cycle, depicts the river’s course through Bohemia, from its two sources with their gentle gurgling sounds to the broad, sweeping river – a masterpiece of programme music.
Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor take the audience on a journey through the endless steppes of medieval Russia, whilst Orff’s Carmina Burana, with its powerful choruses, pulsating rhythms and radiant solos, tells of love and happiness, transience and the joy of life.
Programme
- Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) – symphonic poem from Má vlast (My Fatherland)
- Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
- Orff: Carmina Burana
With
- Münchner Motettenchor
- Heiko Mathias Förster, conductor
- Prague Royal Philharmonic
