Saturday 11th October 2008
7.45 pm
at the Middleton Hall, University of Hull
Schubert Ensemble
William Howard, piano; Simon Blendis, violin; Douglas Paterson, viola; Jane Salmon, cello; Peter Buckoke, double bass
| Vaughan Williams | Piano Quintet in C minor |
| Anthony Powers | Nightsongs (2008) for piano quartet |
| Schubert | Piano Quintet in A D667(The Trout) |
The Schubert Ensemble have for 25 years been at the forefront of the British chamber music scene. Alongside Schubert's ever-popular Trout Quintet, they bring Vaughan Williams' Piano Quintet (an early work only recently published) to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death, and a recent work by Anthony Powers which they premiered at the Wigmore Hall in February this year.
From reviews of their new Vaughan Williams CD, including the Piano Quintet:
These superb players then impress even more in the early, very Brahmsian, Piano Quintet: the playing here has serious power, plus the loveliest range of light and shade.
Classic FM, June 2008The Quintet is striking...I've come to like it immensely over several playings of this recording.
Gramophone, June 2008
Pre-concert talk at 6.15 pm
Graham Saunders will give a talk on Vaughan Williams.
Entry is free to all ticket holders.
