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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Mozart, Mendelssohn

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and violin soloist/director Julian Rachlin. Mozart: Overture (The Marriage of Figaro); Symphony No 35. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No 4.

Live from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Julian Rachlin, play Mozart and Mendelssohn.

Mozart: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor

8.15: Interval

8.35
Mozart: Symphony No.35 in D 'Haffner'
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A 'Italian'

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Julian Rachlin, violin/director

Mozart's Marriage of Figaro overture opens an evening of celebratory music, including Mendelssohn's sun-drenched Italian Symphony. Julian Rachlin, meanwhile, picks up his violin and stars as both conductor and soloist in Mendelssohn's hugely popular Violin Concerto - bittersweet romance and sparkling fun, all rolled up into one irresistibly tuneful masterpiece.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Overture, The Marriage of Figaro

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Trio No. 1 for Piano and Strings

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Trio No. 1 for Piano and Strings

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio in D Major for Piano and Strings

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No.35 in D 'Haffner'

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No.4 in A 'Italian'

    Director: Julian Rachlin. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Sonata No 2 in D major

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • HYPERION.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Nov 2015 19:30