Close-Up: Roaring Twenties

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Musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra and soprano Laetitia Gerards will revive an exciting period one hundred years ago, when avant-garde music, jazz, and cabaret coalesced.
The whirlwind years following the First World War seemed to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity.

Concert programme

  • Kurt Weill

    Vijf delen uit de 'Dreigroschenoper'

  • Kurt Weill

    Frauentanz

  • Erwin Schulhoff

    Bassnachtigal

  • Erwin Schulhoff

    Three pieces for mezzo-soprano, flute, viola and cello

  • Erwin Schulhoff

    Zebrák

  • Erwin Schulhoff

    Ukolébavka

  • -- interval --

  • Hanns Eisler

    Scherzo

  • Hanns Eisler

    Palmström

  • Hanns Eisler

    Duo voor viool en cello

  • Hanns Eisler

    Divertimento voor blaaskwintet

  • Paul Hindemith

    Kleine Kammermusik

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About this concert

The whirlwind years following the first world war seemed to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. This programme’s composers were idealists who devoted themselves to the cultural uplift of ‘ordinary people.’ Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler blended avant-garde music, jazz, and cabaret. Erwin Schulhoff translated his political ideals into a monumental, innovative style. And Paul Hindemith often wrote music for amateurs. But starting in 1933 in Nazi Germany, they were all labelled enemies of the state. Some fled, like Weill, Eisler, and Hindemith. But others, like Schulhoff, perished in concentration camps.

Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform their own programmes in the Recital Hall as part of the Close-up chamber music series. Each of these concerts is unique and performed only once as part of the series. It’s the very best way to experience the individual qualities of the orchestral musicians! These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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About this concert

The whirlwind years following the first world war seemed to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity. This programme’s composers were idealists who devoted themselves to the cultural uplift of ‘ordinary people.’ Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler blended avant-garde music, jazz, and cabaret. Erwin Schulhoff translated his political ideals into a monumental, innovative style. And Paul Hindemith often wrote music for amateurs. But starting in 1933 in Nazi Germany, they were all labelled enemies of the state. Some fled, like Weill, Eisler, and Hindemith. But others, like Schulhoff, perished in concentration camps.

Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform their own programmes in the Recital Hall as part of the Close-up chamber music series. Each of these concerts is unique and performed only once as part of the series. It’s the very best way to experience the individual qualities of the orchestral musicians! These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

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