These concerts from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season feature two youthful works by Mozart: one of his five violin concertos (from Classics 2) plus a work often referred to as his “Great” Mass in c minor (from Classics 4). First performed in Salzburg in 1783 on a visit to his home town to introduce Mozart’s new bride to his father and sister, the mass was never completed, but nevertheless remains a titanic achievement of liturgical music scored for large orchestra, soloists and double chorus. The program opens with the overture to Borodin’s unfinished opera and includes the suite from the landmark ballet The Firebird by another great Russian master, Stravinsky (both from Classics 2).
Listen to the entire program: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: 2012-2013 Classics 2 and 4
Billboard and introduction to Borodin’s Overture to Prince Igor – Lauren Rico
ALEXANDER BORODIN: Overture to Prince Igor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Introduction to Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 – Lauren Rico
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Calin Lupanu, Violin
Introduction to Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird – Lauren Rico
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Break and Introduction to Mozart’s Mass in C minor – Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Mass in C minor
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
Karina Gauvin and Mary Wilson, sopranos
Daniel Stein, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone
End of the show – Mike McKay and Lauren Rico
