Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Complete performance
Monday 2 May 2005 19:30-21:15 (Radio 3)
Christopher Cook presents the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Mark Elder in a concert recorded last Friday at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
The concert is part of the South Bank Centre's series entitled, A Generous Spirit: Mendelssohn the Musician. Mendelssohn was not only a great conductor but an untiring champion of the music of his friends and contemporaries.
The bill includes a performance of two of his best known works, Fingal's Cave and the Italian Symphony. In between these classic pieces is music by composers he knew and admired: Robert Schumann and Niels Gade.
Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes
Playlist:
Mendelssohn: Overture, Fingal's Cave (The Hebrides)
Gade: Symphony No 6 in Gm
Schumann: Cello Concerto in Am
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A, Italian
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Mark Elder (conductor)
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