Britten Sinfonia at Lunch 1
Charlie Piper
Thomas Gould, Miranda Dale violins
Caroline Dearnley cello
Stephen Williams double bass
Joy Farrall clarinet
Andrea de Flammineis bassoon
Stephen Stirling horn
Strauss arr. Hasenöhrl Til Eulenspiegel einmal anders
Charlie Piper Borderland (World première tour)
Bruch Septet in E flat, Op. posth
Britten Sinfonia return with their acclaimed At Lunch series. Each hour-long concert features a new work co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall. This time it is the turn of Royal College of Music graduate and Camberwell Composers Collective member, Charlie Piper, winner of the 2006 Royal Philharmonic Society composition prize. The centrepiece of the programme is Bruch’s Septet. Best known for his Violin Concerto the Septet also includes powerful melodies and wonderful string writing and with the addition of clarinet, bassoon and horn Bruch creates an intensity of timbre that rivals the Concerto in richness.
“The Bruch Septet is one of those pieces that I’ve wanted to play for ages, but it always gets sidelined by its more famous string plus wind cousins like the Schubert Octet and Beethoven Septet. It’s nonetheless a fantastic work and a rare opportunity to hear it played live. It’s also great to be playing something by Charlie Piper for the first time, despite us having been friends for several years!” Thomas Gould
Dates
Brighton
Saturday 12 November
1.00pm
Box Office: 01273 709709
Cambridge
Tuesday 15 November
1.00pm
Box Office: 01223 357851
London
Wednesday 16 November
1.00pm
Box Office: 020 7935 2141
Norwich
Friday 18 November
1.00pm
Box Office: 01603 630000
