Carnival Concert

Beyond the popular myths surrounding the figure of Beethoven and the monumentality of his music, it is worth remembering that he inspires many and varied moods. He himself had an unpredictable temperament, sometimes caustic or depressive, sometimes magnanimous or affectionate, sometimes mocking or playful. In this Carnival Concert, conductor Henrique Constância and the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa explore this last facet. Among other pieces, they recall the ticking of the metronome in the Eighth and the famous four notes that open the Fifth (said to represent fate knocking at the door). They also play Beethoven's Fifth by Walter Murphy; and the pun with the "fifth of gallon", a traditional unit of measurement in the USA for alcoholic beverages, should not go unnoticed. And also a musical parody of the nine symphonies by Louis Andriessen, for orchestra … and ice cream vendor's bell. Pre-concert talk by Rui Campos Leitão at 4:30 pm. El Corte Inglés supports the CCB Classical Music Mediation Programme.