The Orchestra of the Scottish Enlightenment: Amplified Clavichord

Tonight's concert celebrates music for the clavichord (Bach's favourite instrument) alongside Mozart's tragic Symphony No. 25

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The Orchestra of the Scottish Enlightenment

The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th and early 19th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. Among the Scottish thinkers and scientists of the period were Joseph Black, James Boswell, Robert Burns, William Cullen, Adam Ferguson, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, James Hutton, Lord Monboddo, John Playfair, Thomas Reid, Adam Smith and Dugald Stewart.

The Orchestra of the Scottish Enlightenment are a historically-informed classical orchestra who celebrate the music and performance practices of this glorious period in Scottish history. For example, our concerts are often conducted from the piano as Mozart and Bach would have done and our programmes are a variety show of solo sonatas and intimate chamber works alongside concertos and symphonies.

Each concert includes a peice by a Scottish composer and composers from the Scottish Enlightenment include: James Foulis (1710–73) Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1732–81) James Oswald (1710–69), Alexander Reinagle (1756 - 1809), William McGibbon (1690 - 1756) and the great Scots bard himself - Robert Burns (1759 - 1796).

PROGRAMME:

Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie - Overture in D major (Op.1 No.1)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Concerto in D minor (BWV1052)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Farewell to my Silbermann Clavichord in a Rondo (Wq.61)

INTERVAL

Mozart - Symphony No. 25 in G minor (K. 183)

Clavichordist and Conductor: Matthew Shiel