In Focus: Inventions - Bach to Mendelssohn

Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Available on-demand until March 10, 2021
The Cleveland Orchestra

HANDEL: Selections from Messiah, HWV 56
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso No. 8 (“Christmas Concerto”) in G minor, Opus 6
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
MENDELSSOHN: Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor for String Orchestra

Guest conductor Nicholas McGegan returns to Cleveland to lead a program filled with musical invention and seasonal abundance — surveying a range of works from the late 17th to early 19th centuries. Two works offer reflections on the Christmas season, while Bach’s inventive Third Brandenburg Concerto showcases this master’s ingenuity with string orchestra. The program concludes with a youthful and spirited symphony written by Mendelssohn as a teenager.
In addition to the concert performances, each episode of In Focus includes behind-the-scenes interviews and features about the music and music-making.
Performing Artists
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor and harpsichord
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