Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks in D Bourree – a lively French dance to start our show
Borodin : String Quartet No 2 in D major 3rd movement Notturno andante – a passionate melody from the illegitimate son of a Russian prince
Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G major 3rd movement allegretto grazioso – composed on holiday and demonstrating the joy he found when inspired by his surroundings
Mozart:The Magic Flute Overture – hear the story of Prince Tamino and Princess Pamina
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G 3rd movement Rondo vivace – listen to the hushed strings and the dancing answer from the piano
Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D major 3rd movement Allegretto grazioso – the oboe is in the spotlight with the opening delicate solo
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C 1st movement Andante non troppo-allegro moderato – composed after an extended trip to Italy under doctor’s orders; find out why
Bach: Sheep may safely graze – a pastoral musical picture
COFFEE BREAK We will be playing two well known and much loved piano sonatas
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 8 Pathetique 2nd movement Adagio cantabile
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp Moonlight 2nd movement Adagio sostenuto
Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture – from the comic opera where love wins the day
Shostakovitch: Piano Concerto No 2 in F major 2nd movement Andante – dedicated to his son Maxim who performed the concerto at its premier in Moscow in 1957
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 in A minor Scottish 2nd movement Vivace non troppo – started on a walking trip in 1829 and completed 13 years later; a piece worth waiting for
Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D major Classical 4th movement – given the nickname by Prokofiev and composed in the style of Haydn and Mozart
Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for Four Guitars 3rd movement Allegro – listen in to find out what instrument this piece was originally composed for
Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat major Eroica 1st movement Allegro con brio – hear where this mighty symphony received its premier
