Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - On the cusp of Romance

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.60 in C (Il distratto)
Carl Maria Von Weber: Concertino in E minor for horn & orchestra, Op.45
Interval
Carl Maria Von Weber: Symphony No.2 in C
Franz Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B flat

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Frans Bruggen conductor
Roger Montgomery horn

Hear Roger Montgomery perform Weber's demanding Concertino for Horn, along with symphonies by Haydn, Weber and Schubert at this concert.

The music of Weber and Schubert occupies an interesting point in the history of classical music - the real zenith of the Classical era - and moving towards the Romantic period.

Weber's Concertino is a great virtuoso showcase, making huge demands on the player, at one point even requiring the soloist to play two notes at once by humming while playing. Schubert's Symphony No.5, written when the composer was just 19, is a real product and expression of his youth, while still containing some incredibly affecting and moving music.