Performance on 3 - 10/10/2008

Catherine Bott presents a selection of music from concerts given as part of the opening festivities for a new concert hall in London. King's Place is to be the home of two major ensembles, one of which is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Works for brass by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli and their contemporaries Buonomente: Sonata a 6 Monteverdi: Christe redemptor omnium Marini: Sonata for four trombones Gabrieli, A: O sacrum convivium Gabrieli, G: Beata es Virgo Maria Handel: Trio Sonata in B minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Rameau (arr.Blavet): Les Indes galantes: Sommeil, Les Sauvages, Musette, Tambourins 1 & 2 Bach: Trio Sonata in G Major (BWV 1039) Mozart: Divertimento in D Major (K. 136) Gounod: Petite Symphonie Dvorak: Serenade for Wind in D minor, Op. 44 Followed by Play to the Nation, showcasing amateur orchestras across the UK: Gounod: Movement 2 from Symphony No 1 Solway Sinfonia ... and Pianothon, Radio 3's celebration of amateur pianists throughout the nation: Chopin: Nocturne in D flat, Op.27 no.2 Mata Williams