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02 February 2024 Leipzig (Germany)
Filmreif
Leipziger Symphonieorchester conducted by Robbert van Steijn - Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn-Saal
Program Info: Film music with the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra
There is hardly anyone who doesn't know film music by John Williams: his melodies are in everyone's ears worldwide... But who knows that John Williams, like many film music composers before him, used a composition technique from the 19th century? This composition technique is called a leitmotif and the fan of classical music associates it with the name of a composer Richard Wagner, who is also world-famous for his intense operas. But what is this composer's trick that works equally in opera and film? To illustrate this, the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra breaks down e.g. B. the topic of MAKUSA ... , well, who knows? In its individual musical parts and shows what effect instruments can create with their specific sounds and what special effects percussionists can do...
Today's concert features music from the films “Pirates of the Caribbean” (Klaus Badelt / Hans Zimmer), “How to Train Your Dragon” (John Powell) and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (James Newton Howard), among others.