Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | Jukka-Pekka Saraste | 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." 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 ► For more on the symphony orchestra, concerts and current livestreams, visit https://sinfonieorchester.wdr.de ► The WDR Symphony Orchestra on Facebook   / wdrsinfonieorchester   ► Further concerts and introductions to works from the world of classical music, symphonic crossover, choral singing and concerts for children can also be found in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/klassik