2. By Arrangement: Orchestral Works for the Drawing Room

Chamber arrangements of larger works continue to be popular in a huge range of styles. During the Baroque era, they were an ideal way to make music accessible in domestic settings while allowing composers to hone their skills. But make no mistake, these arrangements are in no way poor copies of the originals. Rather, they give familiar works a new lease on life and show us how creative interaction with musical material can yield powerful results.

Program includes:

• George Frideric Handel arr. John Walsh Overture &
• ‘‘Verdi prati’’ from Alcina
• Elisabetta de Gambarini arr. Julian Perkins The Friendly Wish
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Hummel Piano Concerto in D Minor
• Franz Josef Haydn arr. Salomon Symphony No. 101 in D Major, The Clock