KLUXEN & BRANTELID – PROKOFIEV AND MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH

CHRISTIAN KLUXEN, conductor
ANDREAS BRANTELID, cello

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto in E minor

The misty and melancholy atmosphere of Edinburgh’s Holyrood Palace provided the initial inspiration for Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony. Its triumphant finale parallels the conclusion of Beethoven’s Egmont – a tragedy that ends in victory. The Symphony-Concerto in E minor is one of Prokofiev’s final works, created in consultation with soloist Mstislav Rostropovich. It is one of the most demanding works in the cello repertoire. To interpret it, Maestro Christian Kluxen welcomes his Danish compatriot, Andreas Brantelid.