Concert - Haydn's Il Distratto Symphony
Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 03:00pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church
900 Stillwater Road
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture (8 min)
Andrew Brady, bassoon and creative lead
Felix Mendelssohn
Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream (11 min)
Jean Sibelius arr. Jonathan Posthuma
"The Swan of Tuonela" No. 2 from Legends (10 min) (SPCO Commission)
Cassie Pilgrim, English horn
Intermission
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60, Il Distratto (28 min)
Approximate length 1:27
Comedy and tragedy intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven's dramatic Coriolan Overture and Felix Mendelssohn's lighthearted music for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Haydn's Il Distratto Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!
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