Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1 February 12, 2011

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Gabriele Cassone, keyed trumpet

SPOHR: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 49
HUMMEL: Concerto for Keyed Trumpet in E major
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 1. in C minor, Op. 11

A program masterpieces from the early Romantic period: Felix Mendelssohn's dynamic Symphony No. 1, composed when he was just 15, which brought the young prodigy great notoriety throughout Europe; Johann Nepomuk Hummel's expressive Concerto for Keyed Trumpet played by the Italian virtuoso Gabriele Cassone; and the evocative Symphony No. 2 of Louis Spohr who was acclaimed by his colleagues to be on par with Beethoven but has been lost to time.

Official Website: http://www.philharmonia.org/hummels-concerto-for-keyed-trumpet/