Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, known as the Fate Symphony, takes centre stage as Chief Conductor Marie Jacquot leads Det Kongelige Kapel from the dramatic opening movement to its triumphant finale. The programme also includes Beethoven's overture to the play Coriolan, a story of a victorious Roman general's pride and downfall.
German baritone Christian Gerhaher, one of his generation's foremost lieder interpreters, then sings Arnold Schoenberg's Das Buch der hängenden Gärten in a new orchestral arrangement. Written amid the collapse of Schoenberg's own marriage, the cycle promises a dreamy atmosphere and a sense of fragile beauty. It is Gerhaher's first appearance in Denmark with this work.
