Josef Haydn (1732-1809) String Quartet in B-flat Op 76 no 4 (‘Sunrise’) (1797)
Allegro con spirito
Adagio
Menuetto: Allegro
Finale: Allegro, ma non troppo
In 1795 Haydn returned from his spectacularly successful visits to England to the relatively Continue reading 26th February 2017 Castalian Quartet – Programme notes by Chris Darwin
by Helen Simpson
This is an all English programme which celebrates composers and the performer Julian Bream who in the mid twentieth century did so much to promote the Lute, the Renaissance and Baroque guitar in solo performances. The four twentieth century pieces in today’s concert were written for Continue reading Concert 29th January 2017 – Programme Notes
Programme notes by Guy Richardson
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano FP 43 (1926)
Lento – Presto
Andante con moto
Rondo: Très vif
Poulenc was born in Paris into a wealthy family of pharmaceutical manufacturers. He had piano lessons from the age of five from Continue reading Concert 20 November 2016 – Programme Notes
