"Completely Novel and Ingenious": Brahms' Fourth
The critic Eduard Hanslick was ecstatic in his praise of Brahms’ fourth and final symphony, lauding its “craftsmanship, strength, unbending consistency, and earnestness…” This simultaneously lyrical and robust symphony caps the Philharmonic’s season in a blaze of romantic vigor. Noted Seattle-based actress Sydney Maltese joins the orchestra for the U.S. premiere of New Zealand composer Jenny McLeod’s colorful setting of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Emperor and the Nightingale, preceded by a performance of Percy Grainger’s rumbustious take on the English folk song Green Bushes.
GRAINGER | Green Bushes
McLEOD | The Emperor and the Nightingale (U.S. premiere)
Soloist | Sydney Maltese, Narrator
BRAHMS | Symphony No. 4 in e, Op. 98
June 7th
2 pm
Benaroya Hall