Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven

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Bridgewater Hall Manchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom

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Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Ballet music in 8 movements "Musik zu einem Ritterballett", WoO 1
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)	Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The Great", D.944

Performers

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena	Conductor
Julian Bliss	Clarinet

Did you know that Beethoven's first music for orchestra was written for a ballet featuring knights on horseback? He was just twenty, and his score features cameos depicting love, hunting and drinking.

At exactly the same time, Mozart was composing one of his last masterpieces, the haunting Clarinet Concerto.

Schubert's last completed symphony - 'the Great C major' - pushes out the boundaries of music. It is a work full of magical moments, conjuring up along its way contrasts of otherworldliness with rustic dancing. And the Finale is a pure hymn to joy.

Tickets: £34, £27, £23, £19, £14, £10

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Mozart’s muse: Anton Stadler and the basset clarinet

Mark Pullinger, 2nd May

If it wasn't for Anton Stadler, would Mozart have been inspired to write such great works for the clarinet, giving the instrument a new place in the spotlight?

Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert from the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 15th February

Chief conductor Juanjo Mena conducted a programme of energetic Beethoven and Schubert alongside an original reading of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.Hearing little-played Beethoven is a rare treat in the concert hall, and Mena made a strong case for the great man’s Ritterballett (“Knight Ballet”) music.

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