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Weber's magnificent overture to his most successful opera concentrates the most important elements of the drama into a memorable tone-poem. Mozart's familiar piano concerto begins with a stealthy march which develops in many musical directions. The heart of the work is the slow movement of great beauty, and it ends with a riotous, comic opera finale. The prolonged effort that Brahms' First Symphony cost the composer as he struggled to escape from the shadow of Beethoven is well known. Nevertheless it resulted in one of his most dramatic and satisfying works.

Cast/Performers

Kit Armstrong (piano)

Creatives/Company

Conductor: Alexander Liebreich