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Quatuor Ebène
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Ligeti, Purcell and Schumann
Quatuor Ebène
Programme & Song Text
Date
Tue 25 Oct 2022, 7.30pm
Tickets
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Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

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Artists

  • Quatuor Ébène
    • Pierre Colombetviolin
    • Gabriel Le Magadureviolin
    • Marie Chilemmeviola
    • Simon Dechambrecello

Programme

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • Fantasia a4 No. 4 in G minor Z735
      • Fantasia a4 No. 5 in B flat Z736
      • Fantasia a4 No. 6 in F Z737
      • Fantasia a4 No. 8 in D minor Z739
      • Fantasia a4 No. 9 in A minor Z740
      • Fantasia a4 No. 11 in G Z742
  • György Ligeti
    1923-2006
      • String Quartet No. 1 'Métamorphoses nocturnes'

Interval

Overview

From ancient to modern in this programme from the French ensemble founded in 1999 which went on to win major awards at the ARD International Music Competition in 2004 and the Belmont Prize from the Forberg-Schneider Foundation in 2005; in 2009 its Ravel, Fauré and Debussy disc won awards from both BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone. Predating the string quartet era, Purcell’s Fantasias were composed for viol consort, while Ligeti’s 1953-4 work was written under the influence of his fellow Hungarian Bartók.

This evening's concert is dedicated to Menahem Pressler, ahead of his 99th birthday in December

This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

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