The evening opens with Arvo Pärt’s Greater Antiphons – a work that transforms the acoustic of the Aula into a space of pure, almost meditative resonance.
In Langsamer Satz, we encounter a late-Romantic side of Anton Webern, long before his breakthrough as a modernist. With warm sonorities, long melodic lines, and rich harmonies, the music grows from dark introspection to an almost symphonic climax. Webern composed the piece after a mountain walk with his future wife, and the music reflects both the calm of nature and the intensity of falling in love.
We end the concert with Schumann’s String Quartet No. 1, performed in an arrangement for string orchestra. The music reflects both Schumann’s romantic spirit and his love for long, sweeping musical lines. Written during a period when he was deeply immersed in chamber music – inspired by his great admiration for Beethoven – the quartet moves between lyrical beauty, dramatic contrasts, and dancing rhythms. In this version for string orchestra, the work takes on a broader, more symphonic dimension.
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Prgramme change
Guest leader and soloist Anthony Marwood has had to withdraw after becoming stranded due to the situation in the Middle East and being unable to travel.
The concert will go ahead as planned and will be performed by the orchestra’s own musicians. The programme will remain largely unchanged, with the exception of the Violin Concerto in D minor by Felix Mendelssohn, which is now replaced with music by J. S. Bach, Arvo Pärt and Anton Webern.
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Tue 10 March 7pm
University Aula
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Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 2 in d minor, III. Sarabande
Arvo Pärt Greater Antiphons
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello suite in d minor, II. Allemande
Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello suite No. 1 in G major, IV. Sarabande
Anton Webern Langsamer Satz, arr for strings
Robert Schumann String Quartet No.1, arr for strings
Performer
Musicians of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
