7th Symphony Concert: West-östliche Romanzen

Two works of late Romanticism between Oriental imagery and the Russian soul: a musical approach to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's idea of a West-Eastern dialogue. Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his Piano Concerto No. 5 during a stay in Egypt. Exotic colours and rhythmic echoes of North African music mingle with the classical concerto form, a sounding travel diary.