Vivaldi: The Four seasons Spring 1st movement – from the group of 4 violin concerti composed while Vivaldi was court chapel master in Mantua
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C minor Fate 1st movement Allegro con brio – with 4 iconic notes making it possibly the best known opening of a classical piece
Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor New World 3rd movement Scherzo molto vivace – inspired by all things American, Dvorak said he had Hiawatha’s wedding feast in mind for this composition
Barber: Adagio for Strings – we’ll tell you more about the composer of this extraordinarily intense movement
EDWARD’S INSIGHTS Poulenc – hear Edward’s reflections about Les Biches written by this French composer
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending – an evocative musical description of nature
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A 2nd movement Adagio – specifically written for Mozart’s friend and virtuoso Anton Stadler
FOR OUR COFFEE BREAK THIS WEEK we have the divine slow movement from Chopin: Piano Concerto in E minor 2nd movement Romance Larghetto
Chopin: Piano Concerto in E minor 3rd movement Rondo vivace – to follow on from our coffee break the subsequent movement which is up tempo and which took Chopin much longer to write
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor 1st movement Adagio moderato – an emotional piece conveying Elgar’s sense of loss
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo – hear the story behind this 1890 masterpiece
Pachelbel: Canon in D – remaining relatively obscure during this lifetime but now a celebrated piece of the Baroque repertoire
Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F Pastoral 1st movement Allegro ma non troppo – written alongside his 5th symphony, this is a complete contrast
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor3rd movement Allegretto - listen to the dialogue between the soloist and the winds
