Collenbusch mit Brahms

In the organizer's words:

British chamber music paired with a masterpiece of German Romanticism - in this concert, we combine the unjustly unknown with the justifiably well-known. Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor is as much a part of our musical heritage as Beethoven's symphonies and is just as popular today as the classic composer's Fifth. Arnold Bax, on the other hand, the British composer born in 1883, was a star in his home country during his lifetime and was later almost forgotten. He never really became known here. Yet he wrote some of the most beautiful music! His First String Quartet is full of romantic melodies and immediately enchants the listener. With his Second String Quartet, our Composer in Residence James MacMillan contributes another work from the island that even music critics rave about when they describe it as "... captivating, powerful masterpiece" that captivates narratively and emotionally.

Program

Arnold Bax
String Quartet No.1 in G major

Sir James MacMillan (Composer in Residence)
"Why is this night different?" String Quartet No. 2

Johannes Brahms
Piano Quintet in F minor

Performers

Collenbusch Quartet

Christoph Berner | Piano