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Simon Crawford-Phillips
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Beethoven, Brahms and Strauss II
Nash Ensemble
Date
Sat 14 Jan 2023, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Nash Ensemble
    Chamber Ensemble in Residence
    • Simon Crawford-Phillipspiano
    • Philippa Daviesflute
    • Richard Hosfordclarinet
    • Ursula Leveauxbassoon
    • Richard Watkinshorn
    • Stephanie Gonleyviolin
    • Jonathan Stoneviolin
    • Lawrence Powerviola
    • Adrian Brendelcello
    • Graham Mitchelldouble bass

Programme

  • Johann Strauss II
    1825-1899
      • Emperor Waltz Op. 437
        (arranged by Arnold Schoenberg for piano, flute, clarinet and string quartet)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • Septet in E flat Op. 20
        (for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string trio and double bass)

Overview

Vienna was a city that loved to dance. Strauss’s waltzes evoke the gentility of high-society ballrooms, whilst Brahms conjures up the foot-tapping energy of Hungarian Gypsy music. Beethoven’s Septet is full of the outdoor freshness of an 18th-century serenade.

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