The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Asher Fisch, presents a concert featuring Richard Wagner's thrilling overture from The Flying Dutchman, Alban Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra, and Gustav Holst's The Planets.
Wagner wrote the first prose draft of The Flying Dutchman in Paris in early May 1840, basing the story on Heinrich Heine's satire The Memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski. The overture sets the scene for the concert.
Alban Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra is described as an extravagant work that unfolds as a kaleidoscope of colours and textures, stretching expressive boundaries.
Holst's The Planets takes listeners from menacing Mars to jolly Jupiter and the ethereal beauty of Neptune, offering a thrilling musical journey through the solar system.
The concert was recorded live at the Perth Concert Hall on 28 August 2021 by ABC Classic, with producer Gavin Fernie and engineers Richard Glover and Jeremy Turner.
