Messiaen Roundtable: Leading Messiaen scholar Professor Christopher Dingle (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) joins musicians from Ensemble 360 for this roundtable discussion exploring one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
Gideon Klein: Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
Leo Smit: Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
Interval
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Antonin Dvořák, arr. Matthews: Love Songs
Claude Debussy: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Malllarmé
Interval
Modeste Mussorgsky: The Nursery (selection)
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Huw Watkins: Piano Quartet
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
with RWCMD student harp and percussion students.
Pre-concert Berio Sequenza performance concert in the foyer:
Luciano Berio: Sequenza III
Luciano Berio: Sequenza IX
Luciano Berio: Sequenza IV
Concert:
Luciano Berio: Quattro Canzoni Populari
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale
Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Interval
Katherine Hoover: Kokopeli for Solo Flute
Manuel De Falla: Siete Canciones populares españolas
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Ensemble 360 and Claire Booth, who have forged a dynamic partnership through their performances of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire together, now turn their attention to Berio's quirky and intriguing Folk Songs in the composer's centenary year. Indeed, folk influences pervade the whole programme, from Rebecca Clarke's pastoral-tinged duo for clarinet and viola and Katherine Hoover’s evocation of the Hopi people to Ravel's sultry, sun-drenched pictures of Madagascar.
A preconcert thread of Berio Sequenzas sets the scene.....
Claude Arrieu: Suite en quatre
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B flat Major K.361, Gran Partita
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio no. 4 in B flat, op. 11, Gassenhauer
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio no. 4 in B flat, op. 11, Gassenhauer
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, op. 132
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet no. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
The Storm Whale
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Guillaume de Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement
Picforth: In Nomine
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Der Spiegel, from Vier Spiegelkanons, K. Anh.10.16
John Cage: Book One, from Music of Changes
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im spiegel
Interval
Claude Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B flat major, K. 292
Bela Bartók: Quartet no. 4, BB 95
Kevin Volans: Asanga
David Horne: Pulse
Andy Akiho: Speil
Toshio Hosokawa: Reminiscence
Bryce Dessner: Tromp Miniature
Rolf Wallin: Realismos Magicos
Interval
Andy Akiho: Aluminous
Robert Honstein: Continuous Interior
Sam Adams: Sundial
The Storm Whale
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
Excerpts from:
Franz Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Death and the Maiden
Igor Stravinsky: Stravinsky 3 pieces for String Quartet
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 32 in C major, op. 33, no.3, Hob.III:39, The Bird
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet no. 16 in Eb Major, K428
Judith Weir: String Quartet
Anna Meredith: A Short Tribute to Teenage Fanclub
Interval
Trad., arr. Burleigh: My Lord, what a morning
Josef Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas', op. 35a
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
The Storm Whale
The Storm Whale
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, op. 45
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 1
Phyllis Tate: Sonata for Clarinet and Cello
Bohuslav Martinů: Three Madrigals for violin and viola, H313
Ernő Dohnányi: Sextet in C major, op. 37
Josef Suk: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 2
Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de Printemps
Michael Zev Gordon: Piano Quintet, Kintsugi
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
The Storm Whale
Guillaume de Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement
Acr. Picforth: In Nomine
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Der Spiegel, from Vier Spiegelkanons, K. Anh.10.16
John Cage: Book One, from Music of Changes
Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im spiegel
Claude Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B flat major, K. 292
Bela Bartók: Quartet no. 4, BB 95
Jasdeep Singh Degun & Ensemble 360
Degun Alaap + Veer for sitar, tabla and string quintet
Degun Abbhā for sitar, tabla and string quintet
Stravinsky II. Excentrique from 'Three Pieces for String Quartet'
Dvorak (arr. Nabarro) Indian Lament for string quintet
Degun Rageshri for sitar, tabla and string quintet
Stravinsky I. Danse from 'Three Pieces for String Quartet'
Degun Arya MII for sitar, tabla and string quintet
Stravinsky III. Cantique from 'Three Pieces for String Quartet'
Degun Lament for sitar, tabla and string quintet
Franz Schubert: Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major, D. 487
Franz Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821
Interval
Franz Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Death and the Maiden
Franz Schubert: Selection of songs
Interval
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat major, op. 100, D. 929
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934
Interval
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom, D.943
Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, The Trout
Franz Schubert: Selection of impromptus
Franz Schubert: Selection of German Dances
Interval
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
The Storm Whale
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Interval
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Interval
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Interval
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
With Claire Booth (soprano)
Judith Weir: King Harold's Saga
Harrison Birtwistle: Cortege for 14 musicians
Interval
Johannes Brahms: Serenade no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Paul Rissmann: Izzy Gizmo
Programme includes:
Claude Debussy, arr. Gwilym Simcock: Children's Corner
Olivier Messiaen: Le Rouge-gorge, from Petites Esquisses d'Oiseaux
François Couperin: Le Rossignol en Amour
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantastia no. 2 in A minor
Olivier Messiaen: L'Alouette Calandrelle, from Catalogue d'Oiseaux
Jean Philippe Rameau: La Rappel des Oiseau
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia no. 7 in D
Olivier Messiaen: Le Merle Noir
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Richter: Volière, from Le Carnival des Animaux
Antonio Vivaldi: Il Gardilino, II. Cantabile
Olivier Messiaen: Le Loriot, from Catalogue d'Oiseaux
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Flute and Piano, H. 306, I. Allegro poco moderato
Olivier Messiaen: Le Rouge-gorge, from Petites Esquisses d'Oiseaux
François Couperin: Le Rossignol en Amour
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantastia no. 2 in A minor
Olivier Messiaen: L'Alouette Calandrelle, from Catalogue d'Oiseaux
Jean Philippe Rameau: La Rappel des Oiseau
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia no. 7 in D
Olivier Messiaen: Le Merle Noir
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Richter: Volière, from Le Carnival des Animaux
Antonio Vivaldi: Il Gardilino, II. Cantabile
Olivier Messiaen: Le Loriot, from Catalogue d'Oiseaux
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Flute and Piano, H. 306, I. Allegro poco moderato
Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintet, op.34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
Interval
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Quintet, op. 15
Morton Feldman: Why Patterns? (1978)
Samuel Beckett: Rockabye
Interval
Samuel Beckett: Not I
Morton Feldman: Samuel Beckett, Words and Music
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 5 in F major, op. 24, Spring
Ludwig van Beethoven: String quartet op. 18 no. 4 in C minor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, op. 20
Maurice Ravel, arr. Strivens: Shéhérazade
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
Claude Debussy: Danses Sacrée et Profane
Maurice Ravel, arr. Strivens: Shéhérazade
Interval
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
Ensemble 360's horn player, Naomi Atherton, joins three of the finest folk musicians working today to perform a new suite of tunes, crafted from fragments of birdsong recorded on woodland walks by the brilliant fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter.
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2
Henry Purcell, realized by Benjamin Britten: She Loves and She Confesses Too
Henry Purcell, realized by Benjamin Britten: Oh Solitude
Henry Purcell, realized by Benjamin Britten: Bess of Bedlam
Colin Matthews: Seascapes
Interval
Oliver Knussen: Whitman Settings
William Walton: Piano Quartet in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn: Song without Words, op. 109
Felix Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn Songs without words, op. 62, no. 6, Spring Song
Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, op. 19b, no. 6 Venetian Gondola Song
Sergey Rachmaninov: Vocalise, op.34, no. 14
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E flat major, op. 40
Interval
Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices
Ernő Dohnányi: Sextet in C major, op. 37
Julian Philips: Henny Penny
Song Cycle devised by Sheffield Schools project
Richard Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio, op. 85
Ellen Sargen: New Work
Jean Sibelius: En Saga, op. 9, reconstructed for chamber ensemble
Interval
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll for chamber orchestra
Richard Strauss, arr. Ledger: Four Last Songs