Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Performers

Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Programme

Ravel

Introduction and Allegro

Bliss

Clarinet Quintet

Tchaikovsky

String Sextet in D minor Op. 70 'Souvenir de Florence'

About this concert

This richly coloured programme begins with Ravel’s ravishingly beautiful miniature concerto. Bliss’s Clarinet Quintet, written for the legendary Frederick Thurston, combines and reconciles muscular energy and Romantic lyricism.

Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, conceived as the title suggests on a holiday in Italy, is full of Italianate warmth in perfect balance with Germanic craftsmanship and Russian vigour.