Brett Dean and the Karajan-Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s late-Romantic string sextet evokes the dazzling magic of the Belle Époque, whilst György Kurtág’s surreal-seeming piece … quasi una fantasia … seems like a distant echo of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Brett Dean contrasts this with two of his own works: his evocative *Dream Sequence* and the sombre *Epitaph*, a moving tribute to five artist friends who have passed away.

Line-up

• Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic
• Brett Dean, conductor
• Annika Treutler, piano

Programme

Brett Dean

Dream Sequence

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

String Sextet in D major, Op. 10

Interval

Brett Dean

Epitaphs for String Quintet

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight Sonata’: 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto

György Kurtág

...quasi una fantasia... Op. 27 No. 1