Prokofiev: Love of Three Oranges 3rd movement March - hear the surreal story about those oranges!
Rossini: The Italian Girl in Algiers Overture – a comic opera about Isabella’s trip to rescue her lover Londoro
Prokofiev: Troika from Lieutenant Kije – not just a Christmas song
Sofia Piccoli Hemel Symphony orchestra interview about their concert Winter Dreams on 7th February
Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No 2 Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia – made famous by the TV drama Onedin Line
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain – hear the frenetic start and how the mood changes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 Winter Dreams 2nd movement Adagio cantabile – listen to why Sofia choses this as the movement we should play
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto No 11 3rd movement Allegro – one of the twelve Concerti a Cinque published in 1722
Haydn: Symphony No 94 in G Surprise 4th movement Finale allegro molto – a melodic piece composed during a trip to London
FOR OUR COFFEE BREAK THIS WEEK we have this soothing piece, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 2 in B flat major 3rd movement Adagio religioso. We’ll tell you more about Mendelssohn the man.
Charles Avison: Concerto Grosso No 5 in D minor Largo – from the Newcastle born organist, we’ll share what he offered as a teacher
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila – a story based on Alexander Pushkin’s 1820 poem
Brahms: Symphony No 4 in E minor 3rd movement Allegro giocoso poco meno presto – a lively piece from his final symphony
EDWARD’S INSIGHTS Gabrieli Canzona 9 – hear Edward’s reflections
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 9 in A major 3rd movement Finale Presto – from one of the most famous violin sonatas and played by accomplished violinist Fabrizio Falasca
Mozart: Piano concerto No 21 in C 3rd movement Allegro assai – set at a devil-may-care pace
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B flat major 3rd movement Menuetto – a homage to Mozart’s Symphony No 40
