6. Chamber Music Concert
From Duo to Septet
Rebecca Clarke Sonata for viola and piano
Thomas Adès Catch for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano op. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven Septet E flat major op. 20
The violist Rebecca Clark, born in London in 1886, is one of England’s most important composers. When she anonymously submitted her Sonata for Viola and Piano, which is characterized by dense harmonies, intoxicating emotions and a high degree of virtuosity, to a competition in 1919, the jury assumed that Maurice Ravel was the composer. The fact that a woman was behind such a phenomenal work was inconceivable to the jury at that time. Almost a century later, Thomas Adès, one of the most frequently performed composers of our time, was also born in London. In his piece Catch from 1991, he plays with different combinations of the four instruments. The clarinet takes on the role of a wanderer: sometimes it is far away from the other instruments, sometimes it joins them. Adès’ piece is followed by Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet, which premiered at the Vienna Burgtheater in 1800. Its six-movement structure goes back to courtly light music, but the symphonic features go far beyond. The work was already a public favorite in Beethoven’s time.
Thomas Adès Catch for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano op. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven Septet E flat major op. 20
The violist Rebecca Clark, born in London in 1886, is one of England’s most important composers. When she anonymously submitted her Sonata for Viola and Piano, which is characterized by dense harmonies, intoxicating emotions and a high degree of virtuosity, to a competition in 1919, the jury assumed that Maurice Ravel was the composer. The fact that a woman was behind such a phenomenal work was inconceivable to the jury at that time. Almost a century later, Thomas Adès, one of the most frequently performed composers of our time, was also born in London. In his piece Catch from 1991, he plays with different combinations of the four instruments. The clarinet takes on the role of a wanderer: sometimes it is far away from the other instruments, sometimes it joins them. Adès’ piece is followed by Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet, which premiered at the Vienna Burgtheater in 1800. Its six-movement structure goes back to courtly light music, but the symphonic features go far beyond. The work was already a public favorite in Beethoven’s time.
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With Alexander Akimov, Frank Bunselmeyer, Muriel Bardon, Doris Erdmann,Christina Becker, Susanne Wichmann, Almut Lucia Beyer, Lars Jakob
Piano Julia Brusentsova, Yujin Bae
There will be an introduction 30 minutes before the concert at Mozartsaal.
Piano Julia Brusentsova, Yujin Bae
There will be an introduction 30 minutes before the concert at Mozartsaal.
Mar 2025