Bach: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor Badinerie – instead of using scherzo Bach used badinerie, the French for jesting, for this piece Michael Nyman: The Piano The heart asks for pleasure first – from the contemporary composer and filmmaker Avril Coleridge Taylor (pictured): Piano Concerto in F major 2nd movement Adagio – a piece from the daughter of Samuel, tune in to find out how she proved herself to her critics and who has made it their ‘tune of the week’ Tchaikovsky: The Seasons November Troika – listen to the poetic epigraph for this month’s offering Mozart: Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra No 7 in F major 2nd movement Adagio – dedicated to a Countess and composed for her to play with her two daughters Crusell: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in E flat No 1 2nd movement Adagio – performed by himself as a virtuoso clarinettist around Europe during the classical period Saint Saens: Air et Danse Bacchanale – a dance historically dedicated to Bacchus God of Wine and Feasts Borodin : String Quartet No 2 in D major 3rd movement Notturno andante – thought to be composed as a 20th wedding anniversary gift to his wife Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Un Bal – from a story about an artist in love with an unattainable woman Beethoven: Bagatelle No 25 in A minor Fur Elise – listen in to find out which two women this might have been composed for COFFEE BREAK We will be playing two pieces from the lesser known symphonies by the man Mozart referred to as Papa Haydn: Symphony No 51 in B flat major 2nd movement Adagio Haydn: Symphony No 54 in G major 2nd movement Adagio assai Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A Italian 2nd movement Andante con moto – close your eyes and imagine Mendelssohn watching the impressive processions during his visit to Rome A Musical Journey Through the String Section of the Orchestra Bach: Violin Concerto in E major 1st movement Allegro – with its recognisable three opening chords Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra in F major Andante con moto – written by this German Romantic composer in 1911 Saint Saens: Carnival of the Animals The Swan – the penultimate and 13th piece which showcases the cello Johann Baptist Vanhal: Double Bass Concerto in D major 2nd movement Adagio – composed in 1773 by this Czech composer Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Concerto in F minor Winter 2nd movement Largo - listen to the corresponding sonnet which describes the scene Mozart: Requiem Lacrimosa – a stunningly beautiful choral piece