Daniel Black, conductor
Robert Smith, trumpet
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Overture
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
TFO’s Robert Smith reveals the pure beauty of the trumpet in Haydn’s great Trumpet Concerto. At the time, Haydn was excited to compose for a newfangled “keyed” trumpet – which long ago gave way to the modern valve instrument. We glimpse the origin story of Beethoven in his Symphony No. 1, which plants the seeds of the musical evolution to come. The program starts with Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s Overture, her only surviving work that is for orchestra alone. Even though she was Felix Mendelssohn’s older sister, this work went unpublished in her lifetime and long after, like so many other women composers of the day. The concert is rounded out by Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, dedicated to those who died in World War I.
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION: Despite Beethoven's sour reputation, his Symphony No. 1 is proof he actually had a sense of humor. Resident Conductor Daniel Black sits down with General Manager Ed Parsons to explore Beethoven, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's rare Overture, Haydn's lyrical Trumpet Concerto and much more. Click here to watch.
PROGRAM NOTES: Read the program notes, authored by Kurt Loft, by clicking here.
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