Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
International Concert Series Thu 18 Apr 2024, 7:30pm The AnvilReturns Only
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Programme
- Mendelssohn
- Symphony no. 1
- Piano Concerto no. 1
- Symphony no. 4 (Italian)
Performers and Cast
- Sir András Schiff
- piano/director
Mendelssohn’s C minor symphony, his first scored for full orchestra after a series of works for strings, is packed with originality, astonishing for a fifteen-year-old composer.
The piano concerto shows many of his strengths, as a dramatic first movement gives way to a lyrical and tender slow section. The finale is a tour de force of elegant, fleet-fingered virtuosity.
The irresistibly exuberant Italian Symphony captures in four movements his impressions of the country. The slow movement is a pilgrim’s march, and the gently flowing scherzo is followed by an exhilarating Neapolitan dance as a finale.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is Anvil Arts’ Orchestra in Association.
Cast & Creatives
Reviews
Joy untrammelled coursed through the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s concertThe Observer