At茅a Quintet
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
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At茅a Quintet
Alena Walentin flute
Anna Hashimoto clarinet
Ashley Myall bassoon
Chris Beagles horn
Philip Haworth oboe
Hoffmeister Partita in B major
Schulhoff Divertissement WV87
Beethoven Octet in E flat major
Leading British wind quintet At茅a Quintet give today鈥檚 lunchtime concert of chamber music for wind ensemble.聽 It begins with a partita 鈥� a suite of dance movements 鈥� by Franz Anton Hoffmeister, a prolific composer as well as a music publisher of works by Beethoven among others, and a friend whom Beethoven referred to as a 鈥榙ear brother鈥�.聽 Beethoven鈥檚 own delightful Octet for two each of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns, is a cornerstone of wind chamber music.聽 This jaunty early work dates to 1792 while he was still living in Bonn.聽 Sandwiched between them is another suite of dance movements but of a much later date: Erwin Schulhoff鈥檚 Divertissement from 1927 features such dances as Burlesca, Florida and Charleston.聽聽
As part of Beethoven and More...
This season celebrates the music, influence, and enduring legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven, marking the 2027 bicentenary of the composer鈥檚 death.
Running time approx. 55 minutes