Stephen Hough, L'Orchestra dell'Arte

The concert starts with Franz Schubert’s Overture in C Major in the Italian Style. Schubert wrote a number of overtures in the style of what would now be known as concert overtures, that is, not as the prelude to an opera or play, but specifically to open a concert of other works.

In the second half of the concert, L’Orchestra dell’Arte returns to the Italian style of the Schubert overture when they will perform the Symphony No 4 (The Italian) by Felix Mendelssohn. The first performance was in London in 1833 with Mendelssohn conducting. The opening movement is joyful and is in classical sonata form. It all ends very happily.