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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Berlioz & Beethoven
Berlioz’ opera Beatrice and Benedict is based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and its genial overture captures the teasing and light-hearted spirit of the play. Known during his lifetime as ‘the French Beethoven’, a friend of Mendelssohn and admired by Berlioz, George Onslow was one of the most important composers in France in the early nineteenth century. His first symphony is an attractive piece which deserves to be heard more often. Beethoven’s Eroica symphony expanded both symphonic
Tickets between £10 and £39. Event commences 7.45pm.
The Anvil and The Forge, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7QR
Fri 24 Oct 2014
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