Eternal Rest / PC 1
Program
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Slovenian Philharmonic Choir
Megaron Chamber Choir
Michael Sanderling conductor
Pietro Savonitto oboe
Jurij Jenko clarinet
Jože Rošer horn
Paolo Calligaris bassoon
Mojca Bitenc Križaj soprano
Nuška Drašček alto
Žiga Čopi tenor
Tomaž Štular bass
The Philharmonic Classics subscription series opens with Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn, whose theme was later discovered not to have actually been composed by Haydn. This is followed by Mozart’s Symphonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, which may not, in fact, have been composed by Mozart. Despite the doubts about their authenticity, both of these playful compositions are still frequently performed today. On this occasion, they will serve as an introduction to the moving Requiem, the last work that Schumann managed to complete before his tragic death.