Weber Overture, Oberon
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Sibelius Symphony No. 5

Fabien Gabel conductor
Fanny Clamagirand violin

Vaughan William's lark soars skywards - spiralling, floating and propelling its way towards the firmament with a sense of aspiration and discovery: a lone creature set against the expanse of the skies; a single violin countering the weight of the orchestra. When he saw a flock of sixteen swans taking flight over his Järvenpää villa, Sibelius knew he'd glimpsed the blazing light of optimism amid a sea of dark depression. He thrust the swans' sure but graceful ascent into the final movement of his Fifth Symphony, which itself soars optimistically upwards, free from its creator's earthly concerns.

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Weber: Oberon - Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto - III. Allegro
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 - I. Tempo molto moderato
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 - III. Allegro molto