Barbara Hannigan dirigiert Copland, Haydn, Offenbach und Weill

Barbara Hannigan’s cleverly curated programs have consistently made a special dramatic impact during the Munich Philharmonic’s recent seasons. This program focuses on the energy of dance. Aaron Copland joked about “stealing from the best sources—mostly from myself!”” For his 1929 “Dance Symphony,” he “stole” three dances from an early ballet score and wove them into a rhythmically vibrant symphony. This is followed by Joseph Haydn’s festive work in C major, which delights with its wit and dance-like lightness. Under the title “Gaîté Parisienne,” Manuel Rosenthal arranged the best of Jacques Offenbach’s stage works into a charming ballet suite—a rarity seldom heard in the Munich Philharmonic’s programs, just like the songs by Kurt Weill. In this country, Weill is usually mentioned in the same breath as Bertolt Brecht, while his enormous success as a Broadway composer in the United States is often forgotten. With a selection of his songs, Barbara Hannigan invites the audience to rediscover or discover for the first time this side of Weill.

AARON COPLAND
“Dance Symphony”
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony No. 90
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Ballet Suite “Gaîté Parisienne”
KURT WEILL
“Youkali” and “Lost in the Stars”

Conductor and Soprano BARBARA HANNIGAN