Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Conductor Emilio Pomàrico returns to Portugal to perform The Pastoral Symphony, one of the most bucolic works in the symphonic repertoire. It is hard to believe it premiered alongside the Fifth Symphony in December 1808. It evokes rural life through the transfiguration of nature into music, expressing people's feelings in those landscapes. In five movements, it surpasses the limits of the classical form to guide us on a contemplative journey, punctuated by the living pulse of sensations and affections. In this concert, it joins the timbral, harmonic and melodic poetics of Ana Seara. Before that, a little symphony – or perhaps a suite; in short, the sequence of Overture, Scherzo and Finale with which Schumann ventured into the highest flights of orchestral writing. Pre-concert talk by Rui Campos Leitão at 4:30 PM. El Corte Inglés supports the CCB Classical Music Mediation Programme.