The evening will open with Brahms’ Variations which demonstrates the composer’s sense of imagination. The piece serves as a compliment to Haydn’s original concept in which a theme is repeated in alternate forms and different manners. Of course Rachmaninoff, considered by many as the greatest musical virtuoso, needs no special introduction. His Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini will speak for itself. The program concludes with Elgar’s most challenging and musically rewarding Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma” - his tribute to a number of his closest friends. Pay attention to the optimum opportunity for our timpanist.
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