Variations are simple. A composer takes a favourite tune (or makes one up) and then lets their imagination get to work. With each repetition, the tune evolves and transforms, until we鈥檙e listening to something completely new - and that鈥檚 where the magic happens. Brahms鈥檚 chosen tune wasn鈥檛 really by Haydn at all, but he didn鈥檛 know that, and filled his 鈥楬aydn Variations鈥� with all the wit and fantasy of his favourite classical master. His friend Dvo艡谩k invented his own melody, and let it grow into a masterpiece as characterful as any of his symphonies. As a contrast, young British tenor Stuart Jackson and 大象传媒 SSO principal horn Alberto Men茅ndez Escribano dive deep into Britten鈥檚 Serenade 鈥� great poetry meets incandescent music, united by an unspoken theme of its own: the timeless magic of night.
**Please note that John Wilson replaces Martyn Brabbins who is unwell.
To be recorded for future broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3.
This concert is part of the 33rd Ayr Concert Series. It is promoted by Ayr Arts Guild for South Ayrshire Council.