Pacific Symphony: Symphony Thursdays @7pm – Mozart & Gounod (on-demand until 4/9/2021)
Free
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra in D major K. 239 "Serenata notturna"
Dennis Kim, violin
Bridget Dolkas, violin
Meredith Crawford, viola
Michael Franz, double bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade No. 6 for Orchestra in D major, K. 239 "Serenata notturna"
Charles Gounod – "IV. Finale. Allegro" from Petite symphonie in B-flat for winds
These two tuneful and light-hearted works, composed a century apart by an Austrian and a Frenchman, would make a light-hearted and sunny soundtrack for a summer evening’s outdoor entertainment:
Mozart’s “Serenata Notturna,” written by the 20-year-old composer is an enchanting early work. It opens with a dignified march punctuated by timpani to add a distinctive martial air to the otherwise sedate string orchestra. A joyful minuet gracefully leads to the final rondo, a high-spirited country dance.
Gounod wrote his “Little Symphony for Winds” for his friend Paul Taffanel, the flute professor at the Paris Conservatoire, and that instrument gets a starring role. Gounod actually modeled the work after Mozart’s serenades. If there were such a thing as champagne for the ears, this lively finale with its delicate and playful melodies, effervescently tossed between flute, oboe, and clarinet would most certainly be it!
The broadcast will take place at 7pm Pacific. Available for free streaming from March 11 until April 9 at 7pm Pacific.
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