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Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

Roger Norrington conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Haydn: Symphony No 49. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20, K466 (soloist: Lars Vogt). Beethoven: Symphony No 6.

Sir Roger Norrington conducts the RSNO in a concert on the brink of romanticism featuring pianist Lars Vogt performing Mozart's brooding D minor concerto, one of only two written in a minor key. The composer famously used D minor for some of his darker works including the Requiem and Don Giovanni. Haydn's dramatic La Passione symphony is also something of a pre-echo of romanticism and makes a perfect foil to Beethoven's 6th symphony, known as the Pastoral whose literal depiction of a Summer storm paves the way forward into the romantic era.

Haydn - Symphony No 49 'La Passione'
Mozart - Piano Concerto No 20 K.466

8.20pm Interval
Mary Ann Kennedy contrasts the sound of stormy weather off the Suffolk coast and other surprising places:
Britten - The Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Clegg - A Church Service interrupted by a thunderstorm

Beethoven - Symphony No 6 'Pastoral'

Followed by highlights from: RNCM Festival Of Brass: Spirit of Celebration.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Joseph Haydn

      Symphony no. 49 in F minor (La Passione)

      Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor K.466

      Performer: Lars Vogt. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.

  • Interval

    • Benjamin Britten

      4 Sea interludes from Peter Grimes Op.33a: no.4 'Storm'

      Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
      • Works of the Sea.
      • Chandos.
      • CHAN10426X.

    • David Clegg

      A Church Service interrupted by a thunderstorm

      Performer: Kevin Bowyer.
      • The Storm.
      • Regent.
      • REGCD217.

  • Part 2

    • Ludwig van Beethoven

      Symphony no. 6 in F major Op.68 (Pastoral)

      Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.

  • Post concert

    • Frédéric Chopin

      Prelude in F sharp major, Op.28 no.13

      Performer: Ingrid Fliter.
      • Chopin: Preludes.
      • Linn.
      • CKD475.

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  • Fri 27 Feb 2015 19:30
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