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LSO St Luke's - Beethoven and Tippett: LSO Ensembles

The Beethoven-Tippett series from LSO St Luke's in London concludes with members of the LSO playing Tippett's demanding Sonata for 4 horns and Beethoven's easy-going Septet.

Georgia Mann introduces the final concert of this series recorded at LSO St Luke's in London, bringing together the music of Beethoven and his great 20th-century admirer Michael Tippett.

Today members of the London Symphony Orchestra perform Tippett's extraordinary and technically demanding Sonata for 4 horns (composed in 1955), and Beethoven's youthful, easy-going Septet for winds and strings.

Tippett: Sonata for 4 horns
Beethoven: Septet, Op 20

LSO Chamber Ensembles

Recorded at LSO St Luke's London on 25 October

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Michael Tippett

    Sonata for 4 horns

    Performer: LSO Wind Ensemble.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Septet in E flat major, Op.20

    Performer: LSO Chamber Ensemble.

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Dec 2019 13:00