Stuart Flinders introduces a concert from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester in which Mark Elder conducts the Halle Orchestra in a programme of beautifully crafted music by Schubert, Mozart and Mendelssohn, including Mozart's vibrant and colourful Piano Concerto No 18 performed by the Chinese pianist Hong Xu.
Schubert - Symphony No.8, 'Unfinished'
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.18, K456
(Hong Xu - piano)
BEETHOVEN: "Bonnie Laddie , Highland Laddie" Op 108/7
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "The Maid of Isla" Op 108/4
Christopher Maltman (mezzo)
Elizabeth Layton (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "The Lovely Lass of Inverness" Op 108/8
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "Enchantress, farewell" Op 108/18
Toby Spence (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "O Swiftly Glides The Bonnie Boat" Op 108/19
Janice Watson (soprano)
Ruby Philogene (mezzo)
Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Thomas Allen (baritone)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.3 in A minor, 'Scottish'
Halle Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder.
Schubert - Symphony No.8, 'Unfinished'
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.18, K456
(Hong Xu - piano)
BEETHOVEN: "Bonnie Laddie , Highland Laddie" Op 108/7
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "The Maid of Isla" Op 108/4
Christopher Maltman (mezzo)
Elizabeth Layton (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "The Lovely Lass of Inverness" Op 108/8
Sarah Walker (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "Enchantress, farewell" Op 108/18
Toby Spence (mezzo)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
BEETHOVEN: "O Swiftly Glides The Bonnie Boat" Op 108/19
Janice Watson (soprano)
Ruby Philogene (mezzo)
Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Thomas Allen (baritone)
Krystia Osostowics (violin)
Ursula Smith (Cello)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.3 in A minor, 'Scottish'
Halle Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder.