Emmanuel Krivine Leads A Program Of Brahms, Schumann & Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saens' triumphant Symphony No. 3 for Organ takes pride of place in a rousing program that also includes the works of Brahms and Schumann. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra welcomes back special guest conductor Emmanuel Krivine to lead the ensemble, as well as guest soloist Isabelle Faust who'll be lending her bow to the tender melancholy of Schumann's Violin Concerto.
Conceived in 1886 at the peak of his artistic career, Saint-Saen's Organ Symphony saw the composer writing to his limits, pushing his genius as far as it could go. With its virtuosic melodic passages on the piano and deft orchestral arranging, the work is perhaps the most shining example of Romantic-era composing. At it's completion, the exhausted Saint-Saens declared 'I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have accomplished here, I will never achieve again.'
Program:
Brahms Tragic Overture
Schumann Violin Concerto
Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 (Organ)