Description:

The Philadelphia Orchestra welcomes back British conductor Roger Norrington, whose musical mind has taken him into virtually every area of the symphonic repertoire. Mozart's earliest extant wind concerto, written at age 18 when the composer was still living in his native Salzburg, receives royal treatment in the hands of Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bassoon Daniel Matsukawa. Bookending Mozart's lyrical charms are Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, which runs like sparkling spring water through the Austrian countryside, and Schumann's First Symphony ("Spring"), which, if it were poetry, might be a lively kind of verse, full of rhythm and youthful sweep.

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Audio Samples:

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4

Concert Enhancements:

Free Pre-Concert Conversation one hour prior to concert (About Pre-Concert Conversations)

Program Notes:

October 16, 2009 Download Adobe Acrobat to view Program Notes.

Series Information:

Part of the 2010 Connoisseur Collection, and package Friday Aft 9A

Part of the 2010 Matinee Collection, and package Friday Aft 9A

Part of the 2010 Weekday Collection, and package Friday Aft 9A