John Whibley Holidays with Music: Evosges
La Salle d’Amont la GrangetteSchubertiade en Bugey
Schubertiade en Bugey
Paul Rissmann: The Chimpanzees of Happytown; Giles Andreae (words), Guy Parker-Rees (illustrations)
Paul Rissmann: The Chimpanzees of Happytown; Giles Andreae (words), Guy Parker-Rees (illustrations)
Clara Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Schubert: Rosamunde Quartet
Rebecca Clarke : Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for clarinet and viola
Korngold and Mozart songs, Chausson: Chanson Perpétuelle
Schubert: Auf dem Strom
Schubert: Trio D471
Stanford: Three Intermezzi
Brahms: Clarinet Trio op. 114
Elgar: Piano quintet
Schubert: Lieder
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
Rebecca Clarke: Duo for Viola and Cello Schubert: Shepherd on the Rock
Schubert: String Quintet in C D956
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K. 397
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, op. 16
Arnold Schönberg: Six Little Pieces, op. 19
Franz Liszt: Au bord d’une source, from Années de Pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse
Frédéric François Chopin: Polonaise in C minor, op. 40, no. 2
Frédéric François Chopin: Waltz in A flat major, op. 42
Frédéric François Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, op. 60
Close Up
Igor Stravinsky: Stravinsky 3 pieces for String Quartet
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Interval
Franz Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Death and the Maiden
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Franz Liszt: Funérailles
Robert Schumann: Mignon, from Album für die Jugend, Op. 68
Frédéric François Chopin: Three Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric François Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise, op. 22
Evening concert with Indaco Quartet
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 32 in C major, op. 33, no.3, Hob.III:39, The Bird
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F minor, op. 95, Serioso
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie
John Thomas: Watching the Wheat
Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky
Bedřich Smetana, arr. Hans Trnecek: The Moldau
Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Henriette Renié: Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Interval
Lili Boulanger, arr. William Newell: Deux morceaux, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, op. 10
Frédéric François Chopin: Introduction et polonaise brillante
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Invocation
Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor, op. 19
Gould Piano Trio, Festival String Quartet and Katharine Dain (soprano)
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 61 in D Minor, op. 76, no. 2, Hob. III:76, Fifths
Piers Hellawell: Up by the Roots
Amy Beach: 3 Songs, op. 21
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Sleeping at Last, Solem Quartet and cellist/composer Philip Sheppard
Sleeping At Last, the stage moniker of Chicago-based singer, producer and composer Ryan O’Neal, has captivated worldwide listeners for the past 12 years with its enchanting and emotive sound.
O’Neal is known for his ability to craft introspective and cinematic compositions, which have featured in films and series including The Fault in Our Stars, The Twilight Saga and Grey’s Anatomy.
Over the last decade, O’Neal has released three full-length albums, performed with the likes of Alanis Morissette and Christina Perri, scored the feature documentary film Many Beautiful Things, and recorded a podcast in which he explains the process and inspiration behind his music, one song at a time.
In this performance, he shares music from his Atlas project, which has spanned the past 11 years and seen him release an ongoing series of EPs and garner a loyal following.
Paul Rissmann: The Chimpanzees of Happytown; Giles Andreae (words), Guy Parker-Rees (illustrations)
Josef Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn 'St Wenceslas', op. 35a
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Interval
Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, op, 31
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Gould Piano Trio, Festival String Quartet
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Germaine Tailleferre: String Quartet
Bongani Ndodana-Breen Safika:Three Tales of African Migration
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, op. 80
The Department of Music's ensemble-in-residence the Solem Quartet will be joined by students to showcase the achievements of performers and composers across the academic year.
Coaching
Felix Mendelssohn:
- Song without words for cello and piano, op. 109
- Song without words for violin and piano, op. 53 no. 2 (arr. Linos Piano Trio)
- Song without words for piano trio, op. 53 no. 4 (arr. Linos Piano Trio)
Prach Boondiskulchok: Piano Trio no. 2, Songs without Words
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64, no. 5, Hob.III:63, The Lark
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 10 in E flat major, op. 51, Slavonic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in C major, K. 465, Dissonance
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, Intimate Letters
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in C major, K. 465, Dissonance
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, Intimate Letters
Claude Debussy, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Song without Words, op. 53, no. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke
Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
After its acclaimed Exeter debut last April performing Bach’s Motets in the Cathedral, Corvus Consort returns to the Cathedral in May 2024 with a performance of Rachmaninov’s Vespers, a “haunting cornerstone of the choral repertoire”.
Two members of the Wihan Quartet join members of Marmen Quartet for a performance of
Brahms Sextet no. 1,op.18
As part of this Stanford Celebration Day, Robert Plane and the Gould Piano Trio will perform:
Charles Villiers Stanford: Three Intermezzi, op. 13
Clarinet Sonata, op. 129
Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, op. 73
John Ireland: When May is in his prime
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silence and Music
Jonathan Dove: In Beauty May I Walk
John Ireland: The Hills
Gerald Finzi: I praise the tender flower, from Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, op. 17, no.1
Gerald Finzi: I have loved flowers that fade, from Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, op. 17, no. 2
Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Interval
Alec Roth: The Flower
Anon.: Ther is no rose of swych vertu
Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Ego flos campi a 3
William Byrd: This sweet and merry month of May
Robert Lucas Pearsall: Sweet as a flower in May
Gustav Holst: Five Partsongs
Arthur Sullivan: Sullivan The long day closes
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 34 in B flat major, Hob. XV:20
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio no. 2 in G minor, op. 26
Interval
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations in G Major on Wenzel Muller's Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, op. 121a
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 39 in G major Hob. XV:25, Gypsy
Vítězslav Novák: Piano Trio no.2, op. 27
John Ireland: When May is in his prime
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silence and Music
Jonathan Dove: In Beauty May I Walk
John Ireland: The Hills
Gerald Finzi: I praise the tender flower, from Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, op. 17, no.1
Gerald Finzi: I have loved flowers that fade, from Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, op. 17, no. 2
Benjamin Britten: Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Interval
Alec Roth: The Flower
Anon.: Ther is no rose of swych vertu
Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Ego flos campi a 3
William Byrd: This sweet and merry month of May
Robert Lucas Pearsall: Sweet as a flower in May
Gustav Holst: Five Partsongs
Arthur Sullivan: Sullivan The long day closes
Prach Boondiskulchok: Piano Trio no. 2, Songs without Words
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn: Three Songs without Words
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11
Festival Launch
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45
Louise Farrenc: Nonet, op. 38
Paul Rissmann: Sir Scallywag and The Battle Of Stinky Bottom; Giles Andreae (words), Korky Paul (illustrations)
Sunrise
Samuel Barber: Summer Music, op. 31
Olivier Messiaen: Appel interstellai
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, op. 43
Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René
Back by popular demand! The wind players of Ensemble 360 will perform a selection of music to accompany the rising sun, alongside the dawn chorus of singing birds. Featuring the blues-inflected Summer Music by Samuel Barber, the technical fireworks of Messiaen’s interstellar horn-calls (recorded above the Hope Valley by Naomi Atherton for our online festival in 2020), and music for wind inspired by nature, this promises to be an atmospheric morning of music in a unique setting.
An afternoon of glorious choral music.
Ella Taylor, Anna Huntley, Darius Battiwalla, Ensemble 360, Abbeydale Singers & Lucy Joy Morris
The Abbeydale Singers perform Cantique de Jean Racine, one of Gabriel Fauré’s most popular works, loved for its beautifully restrained nature and gorgeous harmonies. They are joined by Ensemble 360 for Fauré’s Mass, rarely performed in its entirety, composed in collaboration with his lifelong friend, André Messager, in honour of fishermen from the tiny Normandy village of Villerville.
Organist Darius Battiwalla plays César Franck’s mesmerising Prelude, Fugue and Variation before singers Anna Huntley and Ella Taylor, rising stars of the opera and concert stage, join Ensemble 360 and Abbeydale Singers for the shimmering sounds of the Queen’s Vision by the Irish-French composer Augusta Holmès.
Gabriel Fauré/Messager: Messe des Pêcheurs de Villerville
Gabriel Fauré : Cantique de Jean Racine
César Franck : Prelude, Fugue and Variation op. 18
Augusta Mary Anne Holmes: La vision de la reine
Mozart: Don Giovanni overture, K527
Fauré: Pavane, Op 50
Malcolm Arnold: Viola Concerto, Op 108
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A, Op 90 ‘Italian’
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Mozart and Schubert
Ella Taylor, Robin Ireland & Ensemble 360
Mozart: Ach, ich fühl’s! (from The Magic Flute)
Mozart : String Quintet No.4 in G minor K516
Trad. Se solen sjunker (Swedish folksong)
Schubert :Piano Trio No.2 in E flat
Music in the Round is delighted to welcome Robin Ireland back to the Crucible, a venue he knows so well from his years as violist with the Lindsay String Quartet.
Robin will join Ensemble 360 for one of Mozart’s finest chamber works, his String Quintet in G minor. It’s a work that’s rich in drama, the hallmark of one of the greatest opera composers, and a delicate aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute will lead straight into the Quintet.
Schubert’s Second Piano Trio was one of the final pieces he completed before his death at the young age of 31. It’s a work of incredible emotional depth, with its most famous melody, frequently used in soundtracks for film and television, inspired by a traditional Swedish folksong.
Heinrich Marschner: Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, op. 111
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90, Dumky
Relaxed Concert: Carnival
Saint-Saëns: Morceau de concert for horn and piano
Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
For this ‘Relaxed’ concert featuring ‘The Carnival of the Animals’, doors will be left open, lights raised, a break-out space provided, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome.
Saint-Saëns. The Renaissance Man
Saint-Saëns:
Morceau de concert for horn and piano
Bassoon Sonata
Les odeurs de Paris
L’assassinat du duc de guise
The Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns’ most celebrated work, ‘The Carnival of the Animals’ is a work unlike any other, transporting the listener into a musical menagerie that includes a swan, a tortoise, lions and a plunge into a truly magical aquarium. It is presented here alongside rarely performed pieces including ‘Les odeurs de Paris’, a musical riot, with the addition of trumpets and children’s toys to convey the many smells of Paris. Early French film The Assassination of the Duke of Guise is one of the very first to feature an original film score. Written by Saint-Saëns, the music will be performed live alongside a screening of the film in a celebration of the beloved French composer.
French Gems
Maurice Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata in D major, op. 166
Thomas Adès: Alchymia for clarinet quintet
Interval
André Messager: Solo de Concours for solo clarinet
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
French Gems
Maurice Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata in D major, op. 166
Thomas Adès: Alchymia for clarinet quintet
Interval
André Messager: Solo de Concours for solo clarinet
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Edmund Finnis: String Quartet no. 3, Devotions
Interval
Lili Boulanger, arr. William Newell: Deux morceaux, arranged for string quartet
Leos Janácek: String Quartet no. 1, Kreutzer
Enescu: Violin Sonata no.2
Fauré: Violin Concerto
Fauré:String Quartet
Enescu: Violin Sonata no.2
Fauré: Violin Concerto
Fauré:String Quartet
Friday Night in Paris
Roderick Williams and Ensemble 360
Musical national treasure Roderick Williams, soloist at King Charles III’s Coronation and Singer-in-Residence with Music in the Round, returns to the Crucible Playhouse with Ensemble 360 for a magical tour through the City of Light.
Fauré’s first Piano Quintet was a labour of love that he nurtured over many years, and the song cycles and works for violin he wrote alongside it echo through this exquisitely constructed piece.
Poulenc’s kaleidoscopic sextet encompasses jazz, ragtime, pastiche of Mozart and a tribute to Ravel, whose ‘Madagascan’ songs they follow, in this programme luxuriating in the many sounds of fin de siècle Paris.
Culminating in Fauré’s intricate song-cycle, crafted from the poems of Paul Verlaine, this concert reunites Ensemble 360, with Music in the Round’s singer-in-residence Roderick Williams for the first time since 2017.
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor, op. 89
Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Interval
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major
Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson for Baritone, String Quintet and Piano
Friday Night in Paris
Roderick Williams and Ensemble 360
Musical national treasure Roderick Williams, soloist at King Charles III’s Coronation and Singer-in-Residence with Music in the Round, returns to the Crucible Playhouse with Ensemble 360 for a magical tour through the City of Light.
Fauré’s first Piano Quintet was a labour of love that he nurtured over many years, and the song cycles and works for violin he wrote alongside it echo through this exquisitely constructed piece.
Poulenc’s kaleidoscopic sextet encompasses jazz, ragtime, pastiche of Mozart and a tribute to Ravel, whose ‘Madagascan’ songs they follow, in this programme luxuriating in the many sounds of fin de siècle Paris.
Culminating in Fauré’s intricate song-cycle, crafted from the poems of Paul Verlaine, this concert reunites Ensemble 360, with Music in the Round’s singer-in-residence Roderick Williams for the first time since 2017.
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor, op. 89
Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Interval
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major
Gabriel Fauré: La Bonne Chanson for Baritone, String Quintet and Piano
Close-Up: Music For Curious Young Minds
Five wind musicians and a very special guest breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music. Created specially for young audiences, this concert combines well-known classical favourites with new works performed on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, with singer Roderick Williams.
Ideal for 7–11 year-olds and their families.
Close-Up: Music For Curious Young Minds
Five wind musicians and a very special guest breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music. Created specially for young audiences, this concert combines well-known classical favourites with new works performed on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn, with singer Roderick Williams.
Ideal for 7–11 year-olds and their families.
Ensemble 360 and Steven Isserlis in Festival Finale
George Onslow: Nonet, op. 77
Gabriel Fauré: Elegie, op. 24
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, op.70, Souvenir de Florence
A grand work for a grand finale: captivating charm and wit from George Onslow’s Nonet. Nicknamed the ‘French Beethoven’, this is a chance to hear one of his finest and largest-scale chamber works whose five movements move through an expressive array of moods from turbulence to a jubilant conclusion.
Steven Isserlis then joins pianist Tim Horton for a heartfelt lament by Gabriel Fauré, before we sign off with Tchaikovsky’s celebratory musical postcard, Souvenir de Florence. This hugely popular string sextet by the great Russian composer features both Steven Isserlis and Ensemble 360’s cellist Gemma Rosefield, and promises to be a fitting farewell to the Festival in our anniversary year.
Ensemble 360 and Steven Isserlis in Festival Finale
George Onslow: Nonet, op. 77
Gabriel Fauré: Elegie, op. 24
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D minor, op.70, Souvenir de Florence
A grand work for a grand finale: captivating charm and wit from George Onslow’s Nonet. Nicknamed the ‘French Beethoven’, this is a chance to hear one of his finest and largest-scale chamber works whose five movements move through an expressive array of moods from turbulence to a jubilant conclusion.
Steven Isserlis then joins pianist Tim Horton for a heartfelt lament by Gabriel Fauré, before we sign off with Tchaikovsky’s celebratory musical postcard, Souvenir de Florence. This hugely popular string sextet by the great Russian composer features both Steven Isserlis and Ensemble 360’s cellist Gemma Rosefield, and promises to be a fitting farewell to the Festival in our anniversary year.
Animal Magic - Family Concert
Join the Galliard Ensemble for this fun-packed animal music adventure! Featuring music from Opus Zoo by Berio, Kitty by Faure, Parker Les animaux and much more. Feel free to dress up as animals and bring your favourite animal soft toys!
Recorded for BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Leonore Piano Trio and Lawrence Power
Luise Adolpha Le Beau : Piano Quartet in F minor Op.28
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45
Recorded for BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Paul Rissmann: The Chimpanzees of Happytown; Giles Andreae (words), Guy Parker-Rees (illustrations)
Paul Rissmann: The Chimpanzees of Happytown; Giles Andreae (words), Guy Parker-Rees (illustrations)
Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 1, Kreutzer
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
BBN: Courage
Bela Bartók: Quartet no. 6, BB 119
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Bushra El-Turk: Rostan, Rastan and Rast-Kara for Kamanche/Qeychak and String Quartet
Author Sirpa Kähkönen and composer Aulis Sallinen discuss their work.
Aulis Sallinen: String Quartet no. 5, op. 54 'Mosaic Fragments'
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Montenegrin Guitar Duo: French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Montenegrin Guitar Duo: French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Interval
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Sergio Assad: Suite Troileana
Santiago Lanchares: Recuerdos de Fandango
Manuel De Falla: Danza Ritual del Fuego
Manuel De Falla: Danza del Molinero
Wigmore Soloists
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano in E flat major, op. 40
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in B flat, op.18
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90, Dumky
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Montenegrin Guitar Duo: French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Montenegrin Guitar Duo: French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Sergio Assad: Suite Troileana
Santiago Lanchares: Recuerdos de Fandango
Manuel De Falla: Danza Ritual del Fuego
Manuel De Falla: Danza del Molinero
Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasy no. 1 for Clarinet and String Quartet
John Ireland: Sextet for Clarinet, Horn and String Quartet
Interval
Rebecca Clarke: Two pieces for Viola and Cello
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
George Frideric Handel, arr. Iain Farrington: Sarabande from Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV 437
Edward Elgar, arr. Ferio: Serenade for Strings, op. 20
Hugo Reinhart: Quartet in F minor for Saxophone Quartet
Interval
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Boatman: West Side Story Suite
Andy Scott: My Mountain Top
Will Gregory: Hoe Down
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2
Edward Elgar: Andante and Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Gerald Finzi: interlude for Oboe and String Quartet
Interval
Rebecca Clarke: Poem for String Quartet
Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76, no. 3, Hob.III:77, Emperor
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet no. 53 in D major, op. 64, no. 5, Hob.III:63, The Lark
Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet op. 2
Edward Elgar: Andante and Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Gerald Finzi: Interlude for Oboe and String Quartet
Rebecca Clarke: Poem for String Quartet
Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet
Bedřich Smetana: Quartet no. 2 in D minor
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Interval
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, Intimate Letters
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat major, K. 493
Judith Bingham: Hodge, Dr. Johnson's Cat (world première)
Interval talk by Laura Tunbridge - Professor of Music, Oxford University and author of Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, op. 130
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major
Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Interval
Franz Schubert:Three Songs for Bassoon and String Quintet arr. Iain Farrington
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen (realisation for string septet by Rudolf Leopold)
The PMCF 10th anniversary celebration day at RWCMD begins with this mini-Schubertiade
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom D.943
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934
Franz Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Huw Watkins:
Richard Strauss, arr. D. Matthews: Capriccio Sextet and Closing scene with dramatisation by Sir David Pountney
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington: Air from Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
George Frideric Handel, arr. Iain Farrington: Alla Hornpipe, from Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Hugo Reinhart: Quartet in F minor for Saxophone Quartet (selection)
Edward Elgar, arr. Ferio: Serenade for Strings, op. 20
Interval
Leonard Bernstein, arr. Boatman: West Side Story Suite (selection)
Josie Simmons: Suite of Irish Folk Tunes (selection)
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio no. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Helen Grime: Three Whistler Miniatures
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Interval
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
With Emile Souvagie (clarinet)
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, op.11
Herrmann Bernard: Souvenirs de voyage
Antonin Dvořák:String Quintet in G major, op.77
Alexander Glazunov: Five Novelettes for String Quartet, op. 15 (selection)
Dmitry Shostakovich: Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok
Interval
Louise Farrenc: Piano Quintet no. 2 in E major, op.31
Nuevo Tango, with JP Jofre (bandoneon/composer) and the Corbridge Festival Musicians. Argentinian bandoneon sensaton entertains as composer and performer with his unique style of modern-day Tango.
Pierrot’s Moon
Debussy Pierrot
Kowalski Sonnen Ende
Marx Pierrot Dandy
Schumann Carnival Op.9 No.2 Pierrot
Korngold Tanzlied des Pierrot
Rebecca Clarke Midsummer Moon
Debussy Cello Sonata
Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire
Noche Americana
an evening of evocative music from, and inspired by, the Americas.
Antonin Dvořák arr. Matthews: Love Songs
Helen Grime: 10 Miniatures
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Antonin Dvořák: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op. 53
William Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Shruthi Rajasekar: Byrd Transubstantiated
Thomas Tallis: O nata lux
William Byrd: Christe qui lux es et dies
William Byrd: Rorate caeli desuper
Derri Joseph Lewis: Rorate cæli desuper
Thomas Tallis: Thou wast O God and thou wast blest
William Byrd: Kyrie, from Mass for Three Voices
William Byrd: Vigilate
Harry Baker: Vigilate
Thomas Tallis: Sancte Deus
William Byrd: Justorum animae
William Byrd: Ne irascaris, Domine
Anna Semple: Ecce respice populus tuus
Our festival finale opens with one of Boccherini’s many string quintets (there are over a hundred!), a particularly vocal example which draws upon influences as diverse as Italian Opera and Spanish Fandango. We then draw together some of the threads of the 2024 Corbridge Festival, with Pierrot’s escapades graphically depicted by Thea Musgrave, and a final reminder of JP Joffre’s astonishing bandoneon playing in that classic of ‘Nuevo Tango’, Piazzolla’s ‘Libertango’. ‘I can’t tell you how moved I am by it, and powerfully gripped’ wrote Clara Schumann of Brahms’ Piano Quintet Op.34. Widely regarded as the jewel in the crown of Brahms' chamber works, what better way to bring the 2024 Corbridge Chamber Music Festival to a rousing end?
Boccherini: String Quintet in D major G353 Thea Musgrave: Pierrot
Piazzolla: Libertango
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Quartet in Residence
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G major, op. 54, no. 1
Judith Bingham: Clarinet Quintet (new commission for Rob and Elias)
Interval
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, op. 73
Edwin York Bowen: Phantasie, op. 54
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, op. 132
Interval
Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas
Josef Holbrooke: Nocturne, op. 57, no. 1, Fairyland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17
Helen Grime:: The Brook Sings Loud
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 1, Kreutzer
Bedřich Smetana: Quartet no. 2 in D minor
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 9 in D minor, op. 34
Pavel Haas: Suite for Oboe and Piano, op.17
Leos Janáček: In the Mists
Interval
Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet, op. 10
Leos Janáček: Mládí (Youth) for Wind Sextet
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata (Andante and Variations) in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6, Un piccolo divertimento
Dorothy Howell: Three Preludes
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
Interval
Nicolai Medtner: Hymn before Work, from Three Hymns in Praise of Toil, op. 49
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Maurice Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Interval
Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasy for Horn and Strings in A minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet for piano and strings in C minor
Bach Sonata no. 1 in G minor
Bach Partita no. 1 in B minor
Bach Sonata no. 1 in G minor
Bach Partita no. 1 in B minor
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Piano Trio no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12
Petr Eben: Piano Trio
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, in memory of a Great Artist
Mendelssohn Octet with Consone Quartet
Louis Spohr: Nonet in F Major, op. 31
Giovanni Bottesini: Violin, Double Bass and Piano
Interval
Krzysztof Penderecki: Ciaccona, in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II
George Onslow: Nonet, op. 77
Louis Spohr: Nonet in F Major, op. 31
Giovanni Bottesini: Violin, Double Bass and Piano
Interval
Krzysztof Penderecki: Ciaccona, in memoriam Giovanni Paolo II
George Onslow: Nonet, op. 77
Private Event with James Gilchrist
Helen Grime: Seven Pierrot Miniatures
Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 114
Interval
Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Errollyn Wallen: String Quintet
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet no. 1 in A major, op. 18
Ferenc Farkas: Early Hungarian Dances (selection)
Franz Danzi: Quintet in B flat major, op. 56, no. 1
Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René
Norman Hallam: Dance Suite, selection
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio no. 5 in C Major, K. 548
Heinrich Marschner: Piano Trio no. 3 in F minor, op. 121
Interval
Helen Grime: Three Whistler Miniatures
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio no. 5 in C Major, K. 548
Heinrich Marschner: Piano Trio no. 5 in D minor, op. 138
Interval
Helen Grime: Three Whistler Miniatures
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
With Claire Booth
With Claire Booth
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Nutcracker Suite
Paul Dukas, arr. Linos Piano Trio: L'apprenti sorcier
Robert Plane joins Orchestra Pro Anima for Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, presented among a programme of Baroque to 20th Century Christmas classics.
Reception from 5pm.
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter, from The Four Seasons
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
George Frideric Handel: Pastoral Symphony, from Messiah
J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Recording Gregson Viola Concerto 'Three Goddesses' for Chandos Records
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Interval
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, op. 10
Nash Ensemble
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Interval
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, op. 10
Max Bruch: Selection from 8 Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, op. 83
Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, op. 132
Interval
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Bach for Solo Violin
Wigmore Soloists
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Interval
Leone Sinigaglia: Romanze for Horn and Strings, op 3
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10