Purcell : Trumpet Tune and Air – a rousing tune from Baroque composer Henry Purcell
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor No 2 1st movement Allegro e non presto and 2nd movement Adagio – from one of Tomaso Albinoni’s 12 concerti for oboe
Mozart: Flute and harp concerto in C major andantino with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Sir Neville Mariner and with soloists Sir James Galway and Marisa Robles – listen to the musical phrasing which Craig Armstrong took as inspirations for his Portuguese Love Theme in the film Love Actually
Schubert: Symphony No 2 in B flat major 2nd movement Andante - written in just 3 months when he was 18 years old
Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings 1st movement Moderato and 2nd movement Tempo di valse – rejoice in this stunning compostion
Rossini: The Thieving Magpie: La Gazza Ladra Overture – from the story where an innocent girl is saved when a magpie is discovered as the culprit
COFFEE BREAK features three evocative scores taken from the world of film music;
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C 2nd movement Andante from Master and Commander The Far Side of the World
John Williams: Schindler’s List
Mascagni: Cavelleria Rusticana Intermezzo from American Beauty
Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D major The Clock 2nd movement andante – pick out the rhythmic pulse sounds of the bassoons and strings
Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor 4th movement Adagietto - bridging 19th century Romanticism with 20th century Modernism
John Field : Piano Concerto No 6 in C major 2nd movement Larghetto – from the much travelled Irish composer
Camilleri: Concertino No 1 for clarinet and strings 1st movement Allegro moderato, 2nd movement Andante molto and 3rd movement Allegro vivace – from the Maltese composer which we will play in its entirity
Delibes: Sylvia Pizzacati – a memorable piece to end our show
