Coffee Concerts

14th March 2021 – Joanna MacGregor with Brighton Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble – Programme notes by Chris Darwin

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Quartet in E♭ Op 47 (1842)Print/PDF

Sostenuto assai — Allegro ma non troppo
Scherzo. Molto vivace
Andante cantabile
Finale. Vivace

Coming after his ‘Liederjahre’ of 1840 and the subsequent ‘Symphonic Year’ of 1841, 1842 was Schumann’s ‘Chamber Music Year’: three string quartets, the particularly successful piano quintet and today’s piano quartet. Such creativity may have been initiated by Schumann at last winning, in July 1840, the protracted legal case in which his ex-teacher Friedrich Wieck, attempted to forbid him from marrying Wieck’s daughter, the piano virtuoso Clara. They were married on 12 September 1840, the day before Clara’s 21st birthday. Continue reading 14th March 2021 – Joanna MacGregor with Brighton Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble – Programme notes by Chris Darwin

Coffee Concert 22nd November 2020 – The Gildas Quartet with Joanna MacGregor (piano) – Strings Attached Review by Andrew Polmear

This was a special day for members of Strings Attached. Some of us confess that we put on more interesting clothes than usual for a Sunday morning at home. We felt at one with that community of members whom we may not know by name but with whom Continue reading Coffee Concert 22nd November 2020 – The Gildas Quartet with Joanna MacGregor (piano) – Strings Attached Review by Andrew Polmear

Newsletter: 15th November 2020

22 November coffee concert streamed live from Brighton Dome

We are pleased to say that arrangements for the streaming of the coffee concert at 11.30am on 22 November, given by the Gildas Quartet and Joanna MacGregor (piano), are confirmed. If you have not yet booked a ‘ticket’ for the stream you can do so from the Brighton Dome box office here for £5 per household.

Indispensable programme notes by Chris Darwin can be found by clicking here Continue reading Newsletter: 15th November 2020

22nd November 2020 – Gildas Quartet with Joanna MacGregor – Programme notes by Chris Darwin

Gildas Quartet with Joanna MacGregor (piano)

Print/PDFLive-streamed from Brighton Dome 22 Nov 2020

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703 (1820)

Allegro assai Continue reading 22nd November 2020 – Gildas Quartet with Joanna MacGregor – Programme notes by Chris Darwin