T01420155683The concert starts with Mendelssohn's account of a visit to the island of Staffa, with its magnificent granite structures and crashing, dramatic seas, an encounter which so excited Mendelssohn that he immediately jotted down the opening theme, though the overture was not to be completed until three years later. Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" was originally composed for a 1945 documentary about the instruments of the orchestra. Made up of a theme (from Purcell's Abdelazer) and variations, the work is a tour de force and shows off every section wonderfully. It will be performed without narrator. A slow starter (he did not write his first symphony until his 43rd year), Johannes Brahms is now considered one of the greatest symphonists of all time. His 3rd symphony is a cornerstone of the classical repertoire and is as enjoyable to perform as it is to listen to.Company Sussex Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Mark Andrew James. | |
| 24 Mar 12 | General, Brighton :: V01469193951 listing details L674381260 |
T01535570694Company Peebles Orchestra. Performer Tony Kime (leader). Conductor Kenneth Dempster. Performer Simon Thacker (solo guitar). Music Beethoven (Overture - Coriolan). Music Delius (On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring). Music Delius (Summer Night in the River). Music Dempster (Mary's Lament). Music Vivaldi (Guitar Concerto). Music Beethoven (Symphony No 7). | |
| 27 Nov 05 | Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles :: V774625305 listing details L01693061763 |
T259746082Company Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra. Music Elgar (Overture Froissart opus 19). Music Prokofiev (Violin Concerto No 1 in D opus 19). Music Brahms (Symphony No 1 in C minor opus 68). Conductor Guy Woolfenden. Performer Rimma Sushanskaya (violin). | |
| 7 Mar 99 | Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa :: V131 listing details L908630501 |
| 7 Mar 99 | Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa :: V131 listing details L1145342104 |
