SCHUBERT, THE UNFINISHED

DVOŘÁK, Cello Concerto No. 2

SCHUBERT, Symphony No. 8 « Unfinished »

Pablo Ferrández, cello

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Chloé van Soeterstède, conductor

FIRST TIME SHORT CONCERT TIMELESS CLASSICS SYMPHONIC

Composed in 1822 and forgotten for nearly 40 years before being fortuitously rediscovered among a friend of Schubert, Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” is limited to two movements, bathed in a continuous flow of shadowy melodies. Between darkness and light, brilliance and melancholy, it reflects a period of emerging depression in its composer, likely at the origin of its incompletion. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto No. 2, written in 1895 during his stay in the United States, unfolds a vast fresco in which nostalgia, homesickness, and the soloist’s inner song permeate the entire orchestra. Two works marked by incompleteness, where music becomes confession.

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Runtime : +/- 1h