Vivaldi The Four Seasons by Candlelight
Programme Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in D minor Mozart – Divertimento No 2 in Bb Pachelbel – Canon and Gigue in D Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor Vivaldi – The Four Seasons Performers The…
Beethoven Cycle: Symphony No. 1
The Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras begin their Beethoven cycle at the very beginning – plus a rare performance of the mighty Mass in C major. From the anarchic chords that open his First Symphony, the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven are acts…
Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 8 and 9
Beethoven’s Ninth: the crowning moment of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Beethoven odyssey. Here’s a kiss for all the world: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is the summit of any Beethoven cycle; some might say of classical music itself. All the more reason to…
Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 6 and 7
Pastoral calm and Dionysiac frenzy: two sides of the same coin as Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique perform Beethoven’s Sixth and Seventh symphonies. Birds sing, horns call and streams flow: there’s no experience in music more refreshing than Beethoven’s lovely Pastoral symphony. And there’s…
Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 4 and 5
Beethoven’s symphony cycle reaches its halfway point: and the most famous four notes in the history of music. “Thus Fate knocks at the door!” Everyone knows the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, but the rest of the symphony delivers an even more…
Beethoven Cycle: Symphonies 2 and 3
Heroism and humour: The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique perform Beethoven’s second and third symphonies. If Beethoven’s Second Symphony is the sound of a young artist stretching his wings, the Third – the Eroica – is the moment when his genius takes flight….
Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Vivaldi – “Autumn” and “Winter” from The Four Seasons Handel – Water Music Suite in F Pachelbel – Canon in D Bach – Air “on the G string” Handel – Concerto grosso…
Tenebrae: A Christmas Conversation
Award-winning choir Tenebrae returns to St Martin-in-the-Fields with an evening of words and music for the festive season. This specially-created programme takes the audience on a winter’s journey in the company of its protagonist, who shares with us his memories of Christmases…
Bach and Vivaldi by Candlelight
Programme Bach – Concerto for Violin in A minor Bach – Air ‘On the G String’ Vivaldi – Concerto for Two Violins in A minor Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ from the Four Seasons Bach – Violin Concerto in E major Pachelbel – Canon…