Artists
- Cédric Tiberghienpiano
- O/Modernt Soloists
- Mark Stonenarrator
Archived Event
Fallen Heroes
Cédric Tiberghien piano; O/Modernt Soloists; Mark Stone narrator
- Date
- Sun 15 Sep 2019, 4.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Fryderyk Chopin1810-1849
- Funeral March Op. 35
- Arnold Schoenberg1874-1951
- Ode to Napoleon Op. 41
Overview
Napoleon was a figure of immense significance to Beethoven personally – as he was to the whole of Europe throughout the military leader’s lifetime – though the composer’s attitude to his erstwhile hero altered radically. Schoenberg’s setting of Byron’s withering ode complements Chopin’s sonata containing his famous Funeral March, heard at the re-interment of Bonaparte’s remains in 1840.
Beethoven Festival Weekend
Sunday’s concerts will be introduced by researcher, writer and music presenter Katy Hamilton.
Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle