The Full Works Concert - Tuesday 6 November 2012: Mendelssohn
The works of great composer Mendelssohn is in the spotlight for tonight's Full Works Concert
The Full Works Concert begins with Mendelssohn’s famous Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave). From there, we’ll go on to enjoy the whole of the composer’s Symphony No.4 (‘Italian’), the astonishing Octet (written when Mendelssohn was still a teenager) and the beautiful yet rarely-heard Concerto for Violin and Piano.
Mendelssohn: The Great Composers: Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture
Christian Thielemann conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major
Medici String Quartet; Alberni String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A major
Claudio Abbado conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor
Piano: Franco Gulli
Violin: Enrica Cavallo
Pierluigi Urbini conducts the Orchestra da Camera del Angelicum, Milan
| Composer | Find out more |
|---|---|
| Mendelssohn | >>Discover more about the great composer |
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