Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 'Scottish' from Munich

Mark Forrest presents an afternoon of exceptional music-making from Germany, featuring performances by the Munich Philharmonic alongside chamber music from the Feldafing and Goldmund Festivals.

The programme opens with Debussy’s shimmering La Mer, performed by the Munich Philharmonic under Kent Nagano. The orchestra returns under Lahav Shani for Mendelssohn’s evocative Scottish Symphony, followed by Wagner’s dramatic Overture to Der fliegende Holländer.

From the Feldafing Music Festival comes Dohnányi’s Sextet in C, while the Goldmund Festival is represented by the Goldmund Quartet, performing Brahms’s String Quartet in A minor.

Also, pianist Richard Goode brings his distinctive insight and musicianship to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major.

Claude Debussy
La Mer, L. 109
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Kent Nagano (conductor)

Feldafing Music Festival:
Ernö Dohnányi
Sextet in C, Op. 37
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)
Marina Viotti (horn)
Franziska Hölscher (violin)
Tanguy Parisot (viola)
Jérémy Garbarg (cello)
Kit Armstrong (piano)

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 ('Scottish')
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (conductor)

Richard Goode:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No 31 in A flat, Op. 110
Richard Goode (piano)

Goldmund Festival:
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51/2
Goldmund Quartet

German Orchestra Focus
Richard Wagner
Overture to 'Der fliegende Holländer'
The Flying Dutchman
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (conductor)

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