Stanford in Germany

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: “Calm of the Sea and Happy Voyage”, concert overture op. 27
Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor op. 126 on the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death
Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme op. 36, “Enigma Variations”

At the centre of the program is the piano concerto by Charles Villiers Stanford, which was created in 1911 and is close to the sound world of Rachmaninoff. We are taking the centenary of his death as an opportunity to remember the important Irish composer. He was one of the leading British masters of the second half of the 19th century, before the only slightly younger Edward Elgar overtook him: with the premiere of his “Enigma Variations” in 1899, a new chapter in British music history was opened and her Author world famous. The concert begins with Felix Mendelssohn’s concert overture “Calm of the Sea and Happy Voyage”, which Elgar quotes in the 13th variation of his work and which two Goethe poems served as a source of inspiration.

(Four performances of Stanford Piano Concerto No.2 across this time period)

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