Philharmonic at home II “Classical and modern”
HANS WERNER HENZE I sentimenti di Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach for flute, harp and strings, MAURICE RAVEL Introduction and Allegro for harp and small orchestra, CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH Flute Concerto in A major, Wq. 168, H. 438, ALFRED SCHNITTKE Requiem for soloists, mixed choir and instrumental ensemble
Kateřina Englichová harp, Petr Pomkla flute, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, choir director Petr Fiala, Brno Philharmonic, conductor Stefan Veselka harpsichord (Bach)
• Solo for a leading Czech harpist and the first flautist of the Brno Philharmonic • C. P. E. Bach in two ways: a flute concerto and an orchestral transcription of his Fantasia-Sonata for violin and piano (with concertante parts for flute and harp) by H. W. Henze, an important 20th-century composer • Originally incidental music for Schiller’s drama Don Carlos, Alfred Schnittke’s work is conceived as a requiem that is being celebrated against the backdrop of the events occurring on stage • Choir accompanied by Schnittke’s favourite combination of instruments, including a large battery of percussion, electric and bass guitar, celesta, piano and organ
