Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the Eroica, takes centre stage in a concert exploring three different perspectives on Romanticism. Its dramatic force and innovative character contrast with the intimacy of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, the Unfinished, a work comprising just two movements that remains deeply moving. The programme opens with Dvořák’s In Nature’s Realm, an overture that evokes the tranquillity of the natural world through the orchestra’s rich palette of sounds.
The Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), conducted by Sebastian Weigle, performs all three works at L’Auditori, in a programme that moves from the contemplation of nature to the intensity of Beethoven.
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Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony remained in Anselm Hüttenbrenner’s possession for more than forty years. It was not premiered until 1865, 37 years after Schubert’s death.
In the Kingdom of Nature began as part of a trilogy by Dvořák, initially titled Nature, Life and Love. The other two works eventually became Carnival and Othello.
