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Program Info: Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg Saxophone: Lutz Koppetsch
In the 20th century, the gap between art and entertainment widened. But some composers don't play this game: Kurt Weill, Erwin Dressel, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and George Gershwin refuse to be pigeonholed and prove on both sides of the Atlantic that sophisticated music doesn't have to be boring. Kurt Weill's varied orchestral works have been rediscovered in recent years; Erwin Dressel wrote one of the few solo concertos for the jazz instrument saxophone. After his expulsion from Austria, Korngold almost exclusively composed film music; he won an Oscar for his music for the major Hollywood production “Robin Hood”. Gershwin humorously captured Americans' longing for the old Europe.
PROGRAM: Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2 Erwin Dressel: Concerto for saxophone and orchestra op. 27 Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite from “Robin Hood” George Gershwin: An American in Paris
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