Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell

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Cadogan Hall5 Sloane Terrace, London, Greater London, SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Septet in E flat major, Op.20
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92

Performers

Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell	Violin

Scored for clarinet, horn, bassoon and strings, the Beethoven Septet that follows is surprisingly symphonic in character. A light-hearted work in the spirit of the 18th century serenade, the work complements the vivacity that pervades the Seventh Symphony that follows, but contrasts with its unique, chamber-orientated instrumentation.

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The Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform exhilarating Bruch and Beethoven in Madrid

Laura Furones, 16th October

The musicians got on a bus to their next destination as the audience left the music hall. What had happened no longer was. Yet so much had changed after two Beethoven symphonies and Bruch’s violin concerto, all totems of the staple repertoire. In the hands of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, they became almost as palpable as a drawing. The Academy is a perfectly balanced ecosystem.

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