“A Hero’s Life”, a Serenade, and lieder by Richard Strauss on the “Evening Concert”
The work "A Hero's Life" (tone poem) was completed in 1898, the Brentano Leider written 20 years later, 1918, and orchestrated by Strauss in 1940.
Escher String Quartet plays a Sibelius String Quartet “Voces intimae” on the “Evening Concert”
Sibelius' op. 56 String Quartet premiered in 1910. A review in the "Helsingin Sanomat" noted: "The composition attracted a great deal of attention...." You can give it your attention tonight at 7:00!