HOLST | ELGAR | WOLF | SCHUMANN | HERBERT
Rachael Beesley | Director & Violin
In the late 19th century, the serenade was the vehicle for exquisite, expressive writing by some of the biggest names of the era. Edward Elgar and Hugo Wolf both wrote serenades that remain among their best-loved works, filling these relatively brief pieces with beautiful, tuneful music that highlights the expressive and emotive way that string musicians were performing at the time.
Another composer who knew his way around a tune was American Victor Herbert, whose serenade shows you why no less a judge than Dvorák thought he had promise beyond the Tin Pan Alley songs he was famous for.
This program also features an arrangement of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. Originally for solo instrument and piano, this enlarged arrangement highlights the lush, enchanting torrent of strings. Schumann’s title suggests uninhibited imagination, and that is precisely what you will hear.
“Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra is a force to be reckoned with.”