Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | WDR Sinfonieorchester

Benjamin Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op. 34, played by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its then principal conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste on October 3, 2010, at the Kölner Philharmonie. The piece was composed in 1945 and is based on the second movement of Henry Purcell's "Abdelazer Suite."

Historical recording from the WDR Klassik archive.

0:02 - 0:23 Full Orchestra
0:23 - 0:46 Woodwinds (flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet and bassoon)
0:46 - 1:06 Brass (French horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba)
1:06 - 1:23 Strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass and harp)
1:23 - 1:39 Percussion
1:39 - 1:57 Full Orchestra
1:57 - 2:29 Flute and Piccolo
2:29 - 3:31 Oboe
3:31 - 4:15 Clarinet
4:15 - 5:06 Bassoon
5:06 - 5:40 Violin
5:40 - 6:40 Viola
6:40 - 7:51 Cello
7:51 - 8:49 Double Bass
8:49 - 9:37 Harp
9:37 - 10:28 French Horn
10:28 - 10:57 Trumpet
10:57 - 12:10 Trombone and Tuba
12:10 - 14:07 Percussion
14:07 - 16:45 Fugue

WDR Symphony Orchestra
Jukka Pekka Saraste, conductor

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