Energy Unleashed

Mendelssohn’s musical postcard of a trip to the remote island of Staffa is more of a tone poem than an overture in the traditional sense. It conjures up a whole seascape including the grandeur of Fingal’s Cave, the swelling of the sea, the light on the water and the fury of the waves breaking on the monumental cliffs.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 is built on a fully symphonic scale, with an orchestral backing that matches the solo part for interest and variety. Forcefulness, elegance and wit are perfectly balanced. The dreamlike andante is based on the simplest of materials; its effect is magical, whilst the concluding rondo echoes with the laughter of comic opera.

Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony’s appeal is not hard to understand. Described by Wagner as “the apotheosis of the dance”, with boundless energy and rhythmic impetus the music rages forward, almost demonically, with climax after climax, right to the brilliant final notes and one of the most thrilling endings in all music.

You may also like the following events from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra:

• Next month, 8th August, 08:00 pm, BSO Meyrick Proms in the Park 2025 in Bournemouth
• This September, 9th September, 07:30 pm, Moser Plays Dvořák in Exeter
• This September, 11th September, 07:30 pm, Moser Plays Dvořák in Barnstaple

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