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Hereford Cathedral

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The Philharmonia performs at the Three Choirs Festival

Hereford Cathedral
Fri 27 Jul 2012 6:00pm

Geraint Bowen	conductor
Wynne Evans	tenor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus

Tchaikovsky	1812 Overture
Coleridge-Taylor	Petite Suite de Concert
Berlioz	Te Deum

Described by Berlioz himself as “apocalyptic,” Te Deum really is a piece of epic proportions. The premiere saw over 1000 performers including a children’s choir of 600! After the bombastic first movement complete with full brass, organ and a huge choral fugue, we hear 3 movements that share a similar pattern - periods of quiet followed by huge climaxes. The final section is the most church-like, beginning with a stately organ passage, but this too is overwhelmed by the dramatic instrumental and choral writing, before it ends to the sound of thundering brasses.

Commissioned to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Borodino in 1812, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is perhaps his best known work – complete with military fanfares, Russian folk melodies and canon fire. Also performed is Coleridge-Taylor’s Petite Suite de Concert, which has an unmistakeably English essence and an understated charm which provides a great contrast to the monumental theatrics of the other two pieces in the programme.