Salford
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Brahms: Double Concerto
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her. Narcissus, a self-obsessed beautiful young man, rejects Echo and leaves her to waste away, setting the scene Bjarnason’s I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus, an emotionally charged, cinematic reflection of echoing motifs and immersive story telling.
Brahms’s Double Concerto contains a world of energy and sharp contrasts. The fast-slow-fast feel of the piece, combined with its rich layered sound scaping, brings together calm introspection with bursts of sheer intensity.
Programme
Johannes Brahms Double Concerto
Daníel Bjarnason I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus
Performers
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Daníel Bjarnason
Violin Zoë Beyers
Cello Peter Dixon
