Week of May 24, 2010

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
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Program:
HAYDN: Symphony No. 59
PAUL MORAVEC: Brandenburg Gate
IBERT: Hommage a Mozart
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No. 2

Description:
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra made its name internationally with a series of superb recordings of Haydn symphonies — and this season every one of the Orpheus concerts starts one of these glorious works. Here's the flickering delights of No. 59, nicknamed "Fire."

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