Details
Shirley Methodist Church
257 Stratford Road
Shirley
Birmingham
B90 3AL
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture no.3, Op.72b
Antonin Dvorak – Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104, B.191
~ Interval ~
Johannes Brahms – Symphony no.4 in E minor, Op.98
Performers
Thomas McMahon – Cello
South Birmingham Sinfonia
Programme Note
Referring to Dvorak's concerto, Brahms said, "If I had known that it was possible to compose such a concerto for the cello, I would have tried it myself!"
This concert displays both of these composers in their best light, after an intensely dramatic introduction by Beethoven.