Tomáš Brauner | Overture for Orchestra

Antonín DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: Overture for Orchestra, H 345
Antonín DVOŘÁK: Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra
Tomáš Brauner (conductor)
Petr Nouzovský (cello)

Concert cycle A1 Symphonic Variations.

Antonín Dvořák once described the cello as "nasal in the high register and mumbling in the bass", showing a distinct lack of appreciation at first for the instrument, but this was a view that - fortunately - he later came to reconsider, as is shown by the two concertos he wrote for it. The more recent of the two, from 1895, is considered the finest solo concerto ever composed for the cello thanks to the work's rich and mellow sound and extraordinary musicality.

The second half of the concert opens with Bohuslav Martinů's Overture for Orchestra written in 1953 in five days while he was staying in Nice on the French Riviera, a favourite haunt. This lively piece takes the form of a concert overture in neoclassical style, in which Martinů applied his favourite concerto grosso Baroque technique.

More information: https://www.filharmonie-zlin.cz/en/1316a-a1-symphonic-variations