The Birth of the Symphony

Linden Baroque Orchestra (Linden Baroque Orchestral Society)

Linden Baroque, directed by Ashley Solomon, performs early symphonies of the mid 1700s when they started to arise from the Baroque Overtures and Suites. In this concert we play some rarely heard works indicating the sound world and structures that would develop into the great classical symphonies on Haydn, Mozart and their contemporaries. The music varies between the thrilling to the tender, the weird to the elegant and poised.

Music by Holtzbauer, Beck, CPE Bach, Duchess Anna Amalia and Boccherini