For four years, star pianist Kit Armstrong has dedicated himself to Ludwig van Beethoven together with conductor Jan Caeyers and his orchestra – in a total of 27 concerts. The main part of this concert consists of two works by Beethoven, the Fourth Symphony and the »Andante favouri«, which are played relatively rarely, probably because they are bursting with sunshine and light-heartedness, which is quite untypical of Beethoven. They are an expression of Beethoven’s optimism at the time, which was partly work-related – but also related to his relationship with Josephine von Brunsvik, his presumed »immortal lover«, to whom he dedicated the »Andante favouri«.
PERFORMERS
Le Concert Olympique orchestra
Kit Armstrong piano
Jan Caeyers conductor
PROGRAM
»Optimismus«
Johann Sebastian Bach
Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur BWV 876
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintett für Klavier und Bläser Es-Dur op. 16
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture from »Egmont«, Op. 84
- Interval -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Andante favori F-Dur WoO 57
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
