Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade in D major ‘Haffner’, K. 250
Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Peter Manning conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Serenade in D major ‘Haffner’, K. 250
Mozart’s ‘Haffner Serenade’, named for the family that commissioned it, is really peak Mozart – energetic and spirited, elegant and graceful, it dazzles and sparkles in a way that betrays the fact that it was written to be used as background music while guests enjoyed the lavish wedding celebrations of Elisabeth Haffner to Franz Xaver Späth.
Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Another work representing the pinnacle of its composer’s work, this piece was an instant hit after its first performance, receiving over 50 performances in its first year. Its novel combination of instruments, its gripping folk-music inspired rhythms and hauntingly beautiful, atmospheric melodies feel both ancient and modern at the same time.
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Four centuries of music in one evening with Bach's Double Violin Concerto as the centrepiece. Revel in sublimely beautiful melodies and gorgeously crunchy harmonies.
As night falls the world is transformed: mysterious things happen, beauty is heightened, inhibitions are shed, secrets are revealed. Once the lights go down it’s just you, the music and your imagination.