Week of March 17, 2008

Philadelphia Orchestra
Roger Norrington, conductor

Dietrich Henschel, baritone

Program:
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Bach: Cantata No. 82, Ich habe genug
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5

Description:
The Philadelphia Orchestra is known for its rich string sound -- which is due in part to a generous use of vibrato. That said, it isn’t the type of sound that a composer like Bach or Mendelssohn would have known. So, for this week’s concert Sir Roger Norrington has asked the Philadelphia Orchestra to play it straight, and to amazing effect.

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