Britten Sinfonia

Quiddities

John Woolrich

John Woolrich

Thomas Gould violin
Miranda Dale violin
Clare Finnimore viola
Catherine Musker viola
Caroline Dearnley cello
Ben Chappell cello
Chris Cowie oboe/cor anglais

Strauss Prelude to Capriccio
Mozart Oboe Quartet
John Woolrich Quiddities
Schoenberg Verklaerte Nacht

An alternative title to Quiddities might have been Lake Greifen, after the Robert Walserstory. The narrator swims in a small hidden lake. What will such a swim be like when the lake is dark and the sky full of stars? William Gass wrote 'The story says no more (the story is over), but we can guess the rest. Commissioned by the Britten Sinfonia, and played by them in this concert. 

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