Sublime Beethoven
Friday, June 6th
7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
1385 Seymour St, Halifax
A gem from the great Richard Strauss, and a smiling and suave work from Francis Poulenc open tonight's concert, before the gigantic Op. 130 quartet by Beethoven. After the first performance, the composer was persuaded to cut the original finale, the fiendish "Grosse Fuge", and he duly wrote something less demanding for performers and audiences alike. We will hear it tonight in its original form. Good luck!
Richard Strauss
Andante for Horn and Piano (40 min.)
Florence Rousseau, horn
Philip Chiu, piano
Francis Poulenc
Sextet (15 min.)
Patricia Creighton, flute
Aleh Remezau, oboe
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Marlène Ngalissamy, bassoon
Florence Rousseau, horn
Peter Allen, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 (with "Grosse Fuge") (47 min.)
Mark Lee, violin
Gwen Hoebig, violin
Isaac Chalk, viola
Blair Lofgren, cello
