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VSO, Tovey, Lang Lang: Mendelssohn, Beethoven

Recorded: Nov. 04, 2009

Venue: Orpheum Theater, Vancouver, BC

Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrate the 200th anniversaries of two great romantic composers – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) and Robert Schumann (1810-1856) –with a series of three concerts.

The first half of the concert features Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and the Fourth Symphony (Italian). Then Chinese superstar Lang Lang joins the orchestra for Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto after the intermission.

In a related podcast series maestro Tovey talks with CBC Radio 2 In Concert host Bill Richardson about the life and music of Mendelssohn and Schumann and what makes their music endure.

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Track Listing for this Concert

Track Number	Track Title, Artist, and Composer	Track Running Time
1	[applause]	1:09
2	Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)Felix Mendelssohn (composer)	11:19
3	Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90: I-Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn (composer)	11:06
4	Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90: II-Andante con motoFelix Mendelssohn (composer)	7:09
5	Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90: III-Con moto moderatoFelix Mendelssohn (composer)	6:38
6	Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90: IV-Saltarello: PrestoFelix Mendelssohn (composer)	7:26
7	[Tovey talks about the special piano]	3:31
8	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: I-Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven (composer)	14:37
9	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: II-AdagioLudwig van Beethoven (composer)	9:24
10	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: III-Rondo - Molto allegroLudwig van Beethoven (composer)	9:23
11	Etude, Op. 25, No. 1Frederic Chopin (composer)	4:36

Artists

Lang Lang - piano
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey - conductor

Production Credits

Denise Ball - Producer
Gary Heald - Recording Engineer

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