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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
In this concert, part of the South Bank Centre's series A Generous Spirit: Mendelssohn the Musician, two of Mendelssohn's best-known works frame music by composers he knew and admired: Robert Schumann and Niels Gade.
Recorded last Friday at the Royal Festival Hall, London, and presented by Christopher Cook. Steven Isserlis (cello), conductor Mark Elder Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides
(Fingal's Cave)
Gade Symphony No 6 in G minor
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor
Mendelssohn Symphony No 4 in A (Italian)

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Schumann
Unknown:
Niels Gade.
Presented By:
Christopher Cook.
Cello:
Steven Isserlis
Conductor:
Mark Elder
Source: Radio Times

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