BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E‐flat, Op. 74, Harp
SCHULHOFF String Quartet No. 1
DVOŘÁK Quartet in G, Op. 106
Like Martin Roscoe, the Pražák Quartet was due to perform for us two seasons ago. Their only previous visit to Portsmouth was in the second season of these concerts, way back in January 2006 when concerts were in the Cathedral.
Erwin Schulhoff was born in Prague in 1894, and was strongly influenced by jazz idioms and rhythms, this quartet dating from 1924. Beethoven’s ‘Harp’ quartet needs little introduction, its nickname deriving from the harp‐like pizzicatos of the first movement. Dvořák’s penultimate quartet is his finest, with great energy in the outer movements, and a most sublime slow movement.
HOWELLS Rhapsodic Quintet
COLERIDGE‐TAYLOR Nonet in F minor, Op. 2
ELGAR Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
An enterprising all‐British programme which features Elgar’s wonderful late piano quintet, composed at the same time as the Cello Concerto, and inhabiting some of the same mood.
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor studied at the Royal College of Music where his composition teacher was Stanford, and one of his main musical influences was Dvořák. He had enormous success with the cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, but some of his finest works are actually his early chamber pieces. Howells was very influenced by Elgar who was 35 years his senior, and this piece for clarinet and strings shows the strong melodic impulse which is characteristic of his music.
Music and narration performed by Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives
Presented in partnership with Off the Shelf Festival of Words
Best-selling children’s book, Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, tells the enchanting story of an intrepid young inventor who puts her talents to work to rescue a crow that can’t fly. This brand-new family concert brings Izzy’s mechanical marvels and infectious creative spirit to life! Original music by Paul Rissmann features pots, pans, whistles and household items (as well as orchestral instruments). Together with story-telling and visuals from the book, this concert is a great introduction to live music for children. It’s full of wit, invention, songs and actions, and plenty of opportunities to join in.
For 3 – 7 year-olds
Sponsored by
With thanks to our funders and supporters:
JG Graves Charitable Trust, Sheffield Town Trust, Sheffield Church Burgesses Educational Foundation, Sheffield Bluecoat and Mount Pleasant Foundation, Andrew McEwan Fund
Featuring Craig Ogden & Miloš Milivojević
Presented by Polly Ives
Classical guitarist Craig Ogden has recorded six chart-topping CDs for Classic FM. He teams up with award-winning classical accordionist Miloš Milivojević for this relaxed concert for babies and their grown-ups.
Find out more about 
Featuring Craig Ogden & Miloš Milivojević
Presented by Polly Ives
Classical guitarist Craig Ogden has recorded six chart-topping CDs for Classic FM. He teams up with award-winning classical accordionist Miloš Milivojević for this relaxed concert for babies and their grown-ups.
Find out more about
Music and narration performed by Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives
Best-selling children’s book, Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, tells the enchanting story of an intrepid young inventor who puts her talents to work to rescue a crow that can’t fly. This brand-new family concert brings Izzy’s mechanical marvels and infectious creative spirit to life! Original music by Paul Rissmann features pots, pans, whistles and household items (as well as orchestral instruments). Together with story-telling and visuals from the book, this concert is a great introduction to live music for children. It’s full of wit, invention, songs and actions, and plenty of opportunities to join in.
For 3 – 7 year-olds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBy7lj3b4Yo&list=PL1yytCsGleUXXb3kTN0xvgqSiYp4_FI8c
Watch our Learn the Songs video on YouTube.
Sponsored by
With thanks to our funders and supporters:
JG Graves Charitable Trust, Sheffield Town Trust, Sheffield Church Burgesses Educational Foundation, Sheffield Bluecoat and Mount Pleasant Foundation, Andrew McEwan Fund
SAINT-SAËNS Oboe Sonata (11′)
JÁNAČEK Violin Sonata (17′)
BRAHMS Cello Sonata in F (28′)
MARTINŮ Oboe Quartet (12′)
Ensemble 360 returns with a kaleidoscopic programme. We open with Saint-Saëns’ contemplative and conversational duo for oboe and piano, marking the centenary of the composer’s death, which ripples with the rich, evocative contrasting sounds of this instrumental pairing.
Jánaček’s high-wire act of a violin sonata is delicately chromatic, monumental in scope and shot through with a wistful melancholy. Brahms’s cello sonata is a work of brooding intensity that works through fire and storm to its glowing conclusion. By turns angular and lyrical, Martinů’s dense quartet brings together all four instruments for a thrilling finale to this showcase of chamber music.
*Please note the start time of 7pm which is earlier than previously advertised.*
BEACH Piano Trio (15′)
MOZART Piano Quartet in E flat (25′)
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor (38′)
Music in the Round are delighted to return to Cast’s Second Space for the first time since March 2020! Join musicians from Ensemble 360 for an evening of music featuring works by Mozart, Brahms and Amy Beach.
*Please note the 7.00pm start time which is earlier than previously advertised.*
BEACH Piano Trio (15′)
MOZART Piano Quartet in E flat (25′)
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor (38′)
Music in the Round is delighted to return to Emmanuel Church in Barnsley for the first time since March 2020! Join musicians from Ensemble 360 for an evening of music featuring works by Mozart, Brahms and Amy Beach.
BARTÓK Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano (33′)
LIGETI Horn Trio Hommage à Brahms (24′)
The music of Hungary is passionate, thrilling and rooted in the country’s own folk music traditions, perhaps best heard in the works of Béla Bartók and György Ligeti, two of the 20th century’s most important composers. Bartók’s First Violin Sonata is a storm of energy interspersed with moments of elegance and beauty; while Ligeti’s Horn Trio is a modern classic that echoes the Brahms Horn Trio with its emotion, as well as featuring dramatic effects from the horn.
“Ensemble 360 [gave] a mesmerising performance” ***** Bach Track
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