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SUMMARY:Walton\, Prokofiev and Elgar
DESCRIPTION:William Walton’s overture Portsmouth Point was composed in 1925; the inspiration for the overture comes from a Thomas Rowlandson etching of the same title\, which depicts ‘a rowdy port … with a dense jumble of ships\, sailors\, taverns\, drunken carousers\, women of ill repute\, and a peg-legged fiddler entertaining a dancing couple.’ The music has tremendous energy\, the style influenced to some extent by Stravinsky and contemporary jazz idioms. \n1917 was a tumultuous year for Russian politics but a productive one for Sergei Prokofiev\, who completed numerous compositions including his first violin concerto and first symphony. He cited the violin concerto as an example of his ‘lyric’ style. This expressive work is now considered one the best 20th century violin concertos\, alongside those of Sibelius\, Bartok and Barber. \nElgar’s Symphony no.1 of 1908 notched up more than 100 performances in its first year alone. Even the Daily Mail joined the frenzy. Under the headline\, ‘The Musical Event of the Year’\, it enthused: ‘It is quite plain that here we have perhaps the finest masterpiece of its type that ever came from the pen of an English composer.’ \nPerformers – Robert Hodge – conductor/Philippa Barton – leader/Flora Faulconbridge – violin/City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra \nPrices £20\, £10 (students)\, £6 (under 14) \nFor info go to https://www.westroad.org/whats-on/walton-prokofiev-elgar
URL:https://cambridge105.co.uk/event/walton-prokofiev-and-elgar/
LOCATION:West Road Concert Hall\, 11 West Road\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB3 9DP\, United Kingdom
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