Alabama Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven + Bartók Masterworks Concert

Beethoven began work on the Eighth in the summer of 1812, immediately after the completion of his Seventh Symphony. Martin Geck describes the Eighth as containing “all the relevant hallmarks, including motivic and thematic writing notable for its advanced planning, defiant counterpoint, furious cross-rhythms, sudden shifts from piano to forte, and idyllic and even hymnlike episodes.” The orchestra will then perform Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. This work combines elements of Western art music and Eastern European folk music, especially that of Hungary, and it departs from traditional tonality, often using non-traditional modes and artificial scales.For the first time, ASO will play Béla Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. Bartók employs compositional practices idiomatic of the Classical period in the work; for instance, the first and fifth movements are written in sonata-allegro form. He interpolates Eastern European folk melodies, especially those of Hungary; however, the concerto departs from traditional tonality with manufactured scales and forays into surprising modal material.

Artists:

Carlos Izcaray, Conductor

Program to Include:

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture, No. 3

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8

BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

Ticket Information

Tickets – A Level – $76, B Level – $56, C Level – $36, D Level – $24, Student – $10

Tickets are valid for performance date and time only.

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