Repertoire
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2008 - 2009 REPERTOIRE
• Main Series programmes for 2008-09
Haydn (d.1809): Quartet in C Opus 64 No 1
Kodaly: Quartet No 2
Mendelssohn (b.1809): Quartet in E flat Opus 12
Haydn: Quartet in B minor Opus 64 No 2
Seiber: Quartet No 3 "Quartetto Lyrico"
Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor Opus 13
Haydn: Quartet in B flat Opus 64 No 3
Gal: Quartet No 3
Mendelssohn: Quartet in D Opus 44 No 1
Haydn: Quartet in G Opus 64 No 4
Bartok: Quartet No 3
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E minor Opus 44 No 2
Haydn: Quartet in D Opus 64 No 5 "The Lark"
Dohnanyi: Quartet No 1 in A, Opus 7
Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat Opus 44 No 3
Haydn: Quartet in E flat Opus 64 No 6
Szymanovsky: Quartet No 1
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor Opus 80
• Other sample programmes for 2008-09
Haydn (d.1809): Quartet in C Opus 76 nO 3 "The Emperor"
Beethoven: Quartet in F minor Opus 95 "Serioso"
Mendelssohn (b.1809): Quartet in F minor Opus 80
Mozart: Quartet in B flat, K 428 "The Hunt"
Ravel: Quartet
Dvorak: Quartet in G, Opus 106
• Also available in 2008-09
Górecki: Quartet No 3 "Songs are Sung"
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Leighton: Piano Quintet
J B McEwen: Fantasy Quintet
Schubert: Cello Quintet
Edward McGuire: New Viola Quintet
(commissioned to mark the composer's 60th birthday in 2008)
(available from June 2009)
Mozart: Viola Quintets
Hans Gal: Viola Quintet
Bruckner: Viola Quintet
Edward McGuire: Guest Quintet (EQ commission)
• Other projects in 2008-09
Frontiers and Bridges <link>
Embracing the Unknown <link>
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2003-3004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007
2006 - 2007 REPERTOIRE: “The Auld Alliance”
During the 2006-7 season we will focus on French and Scottish repertoire, exploring where possible ties between the two countries.
John Blackwood McEwen (1868 – 1948) wrote no less than 17 beautifully turned string quartets; while the earlier ones recall Brahms, he soon fell under the spell of Debussy (and indeed of France in general) and the later works show a corresponding lightness of touch. Eugen d’Albert was a Glaswegian, although obviously of French parentage: his two quartets are influenced more by Fauré and Chausson.
Debussy, Fauré and Chausson will obviously feature in this series, through string quartets but also Chausson’s concerto for solo violin, piano & quartet and Fauré’s chamber works with piano. There is also Ravel’s Quartet and works by Milhaud (who wrote 18 string quartets!), Saint-Saens, Lalo, and Vincent d’Indy. And many more beautiful works by unjustly neglected French composers – Guillaume Lekeu, Alberic Magnard, Roger-Ducasse, Florent Schmitt.
For the Scottish side, the above-mentioned McEwen & d’Albert will feature alongside Mackenzie, the Earl of Kelly and perhaps Marie Dare. As usual, works closer to the present day from both countries may well feature in our lunchtime concerts at Edinburgh’s Reid Hall.
Beethoven cycle
Running alongside all these French and Scottish delicacies will be more substantial nourishment in the form of our slow but ongoing Beethoven cycle, starting in April 2006.
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Programme suggestions for 2006-7
Beethoven Quartet in B flat, op. 18 no. 6
Beethoven Grosse Fuge, op. 133
J. B. McEwen Quartet no. 9 "Threnody" ("The Flowers of the Forest")
Ravel Quartet in F
OR replacing the 2nd half with a Fauré piano quartet or quintet (with Jill Morton)
J. B. McEwen Suite of Old National Dances (English, Scottish, Old French and Japenese)
Eugene d'Albert Quartet no. 1 (1907?)
Debussy Quartet in g minor, op. 10
Britten Divertimento (1936) and/or Alla Marcia (1933)
Bridge Quartet no. 1 ("Bologna")
Bridge Three Idylls (1906)
Britten Quartet no. 3 (linked to Death in Venice)
Bridge 3 Idylls
Beethoven String Quartet Op 18 no 3
Dvorak 2 Waltzes Op 54
Bruch String Quartet no 2
Webern "Langsamer Satz" (1905) 6 Bagatelles op. 9
Mozart Quartet in C K. 465 "Dissonance"
Bartok Quartet no. 1
Seiber Quartet no. 1
Dvorak Quartet in A flat op. 105
Hans Gal Quartet no.1 in F minor
With piano:
Wolf Italian Serenade
Schumann Piano Quartet op. 47
Fauré Piano Quintet no. 1 or 2
Mozart Adagio & Fugue K. 546 (or a Divertimento K. 137/138)
Schumann Piano Quartet op. 47
Shostakovich Piano Quintet in g minor op. 57
OR Franck Piano Quintet in f minor (with Jill Morton)
(with Jill Morton, Robert Markham, Martin Roscoe, Steven Osborne)
With piano and voice: Jill Morton, piano, and baritone tbc
Fauré La bonne chanson
plus additional repertoire as wished. Suggestions could include Barber Dover Beach / Schumann lieder and either Piano Quartet or String Quartet in a minor / works by Beethoven / Fauré String Quartet Op. 121, 1st Piano Quartet Op. 15.
Contemporary repertoire suggestions for 2006-7:
Judith Weir String Quartet (1990) c.13.00
Edward Harper The Lowlands of Holland
The Ash Grove
Mhairi’s Wedding c.12.00
Kenneth Dempster String Quartet No. 4 (The Cold Dancer) c.12.00
William Sweeney String Quartet No. 3 c.15.00
James Clapperton The Great Divorce (1990) c.15.00
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PARTNERS in 2004 - 2006
PIANO: Nicholas Ashton, James Clapperton, Leslie Howard, Robert Markham, Jill Morton, Martin Roscoe
VIOLIN: Cheryl Crocket
VIOLA: Jessica Beeston, Scott Dickinson
CELLO: Dierdre Cooper, Alison Lawrence, Moray Welsh
DOUBLE BASS: Paul Spiers
CLARINET: John Cushing
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Repertoire performed in the 2004/5 and 2005/6 seasons
Amy BEACH: Quartet for Strings (in one movement) Opus 89
BEETHOVEN: Quartets Op 18.3 / Op 59.3 / Op 74 / Op 95 / Op 135 / String Trio Op 9.3
BRAHMS: Quartet in B flat / Quintet in F minor (arranged for string quintet)
BRIDGE: Quartet No 1, 3 Idylls
BRITTEN: Quartet No 3
BRUCH: Quartets No 1 and No 2
BRUCKNER: String Quintet
Katrina BURTON: Floating sculptures
CHAUSSON: Quartet
CHOPIN: Etude Op 25 No11 arr Balakirev
James CLAPPERTON: The Great Divorce (1990)
Robert CRAWFORD: Quartet No 2 / Piano Quintet (world premiere)
DEBUSSY: Quartet
Kenneth DEMPSTER: String Quartet No 4 ("The Cold Dancer") (EQ commission and world premiere)
DVORAK: Quartets in C/A flat/Two Waltzes
FRANCK: Violin Sonata / String Quartet / Piano Quintet
HANS GAL: Quartets 1-4/Five Pieces/Introduction Variations and Finale on a theme of Mozart
Graham HAIR: String Quartet with Obbligato Voices (EQ commission and world premiere)
Edward HARPER: Three Folk Song Settings (The Lowlands of Holland/The Ash rove/Mairies Wedding)
HAYDN: Op 50 Nos 1-6/ Op 54 no 2 / Op 64 no 5 / Op 103 / Seven Last Words
Michael HAYDN: Notturno (Quintet)
IVES: String Quartet No 1
KIM-HO IP: "In Contact"
EARL of KELLY: Violin Duo/Quartets is A and C minor
Kenneth LEIGHTON: Quartet No 2/Piano Quintet
LISZT: Angelus/Am Grab Richard Wagners
Elisabeth LUTYENS: String Quartet No 6 Opus 25
J B McEWEN: Quartets in A "Biscay" and A minor, "Threnody" (Quartet No 5), Fantasy Quintet
MAXWELL DAVIS: "Naxos" Quartet No 1
Haftor MEDBØE: Suite for saxophone, guitar, trombone, percussion and string quartet
MENDELSSOHN: Quartets in E flat and F minor / Quintet in B flat/Sextet in D Opus 110
MOZART: Quartets K169, K465, K499, K590, / Adagio & Fugue K546/ Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/ Divertimento in B flat K137/ Divertimento for String Trio K563/ String Quintet in D K593/ Piano Quartet in G minor / Piano Concerto in A K414 / Clarinet Quintet.
ANOTHAI NITIBHON: Music for Double Bass and String Quartet
PUCCINI: Crisantemi
RAVEL: Quartet
Konstantinos REKLEITIS: String Quartet
Alan RAWSTHORNE: Piano Quintet
SCHOENBERG: Quartet in D (1897)
SCHUBERT: Quarttsatz / Quartet in G / Quintet in C
SCHUMANN: Quartet in A Opus 41 No 3 / Piano Quartet / Piano Quintet
SEIBER: Quartets 1,2,3
SHETKY: Quartet
SHNITTKE: Piano Quintet
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartets Nos 2, 7 & 8, 12, 15 / Piano Quintet / Octet
R STRAUSS: Two Pieces
William SWEENEY: String Quartet no 3
Naresh SOHAL: String Quartet No 2 (EQ commission and world premiere)
STENHAMMER: String Quartet No 3 Opus 18
TCHAIKOVSKY: Quartets in D, E flat minor, Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
TIPPET: Quartets No 1 and 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Quartet in A minor
Julian WAGSTAFF: "Treptow" for string quartet / Piano Quintet
WALTON: Quartet
Judith WEIR: String Quartet (1990)
WOLF: Italian Serenade
XENAKIS: Tetora/Akea
ZEMLINSKY: Two Pieces for String Quintet
Scottish Works:
Quartets by Kenneth Leighton, Hans Gal, Robert Crawford, Edward Harper, Kenneth Dempster, Stuart MacRae, Peter Nelson, James Clapperton, Peter Maxwell Davies, James MacMillan, Thomas Wilson, J B McEwen, Alexander Mackenzie.
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2005 - 2006 REPERTOIRE
sample programmes
Programme 1: Mozart Adagio & Fugue K546
Tippett Quartet No 2
Michael Haydn Notturno (Quintet)
Mozart String Quintet in D K593
Programme 2: Mozart Divertimento in B flat K137
Schumann Piano Quartet
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
Programme 3: Mozart String Quartet in C major K465, "Dissonance"
Shostakovich String Quartet No 8 in C minor Op 110
Shostakovich String Quartet No 7 in F sharp minor, Opus 108
Mozart String Quartet in D major K499, "Hoffmeister"
Programme 4: Mozart Divertimento for String Trio K563
Shostakovich Quartet No 15
Programme 5: Mozart Clarinet Quintet
Seiber Quartet No 2
Shostakovich Quartet No 12
Programme 6: Schumann Quartet in A Opus 41 No 3
Tippett Quartet No 1
Mozart Quartet K 169
Shostakovich Quartet No 2
Programme 7: Beethoven Quartet in E flat Opus 74 "The Harp"
Frank Bridge Quartet No 1
Britten Quartet No 3
Scottish Works:
Quartets by Kenneth Leighton, Hans Gal, Robert Crawford, Edward Harper, Kenneth Dempster, Stuart MacRae, Peter Nelson, James Clapperton, Peter Maxwell Davies, James MacMillan, Thomas Wilson, J B McEwen, Alexander Mackenzie.
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2004 - 2005
Repertoire for 2004/5 is based once again upon the main Edinburgh series and the new Glasgow series beginning in October 2004. This will be loosely based upon the "Eminent Victorians" theme which will encompass the startlingly wide range of chamber music written in the 19th century. This will take us from late Haydn to early Schoenberg, via Mendelssohn (Opus 12/ Opus 44), Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Bruch and others.
Schubert's Cello Quintet (Moray Welsh or Deirdre Cooper) will be paired with the soon to be rediscovered Quintet by Hamish McCunn.
In Piano Quintets by Cesar Franck, Kenneth Leighton and Schumann the Quartet will be joined by Gustav Fenyo, Leslie Howard or Robert Markham.
Viola Quintets by Mendelssohn and Bruckner will be included as part of the "Eminent Victorian" theme.
Repertoire performed during the 2004 - 2005 season
BEETHOVEN: Quartets Op 18.3/Op 59.3/Op 95/Op 135/String Trio Op 9.3
BRAHMS: Quartet in B flat/Quintet in F minor (arranged for string quintet)
BRUCH: Quartet No 1
BRUCKNER: String Quintet
CHAUSSON: Quartet
CHOPIN: Etude Op 25 No11 arr Balakirev
ROBERT CRAWFORD: Quartet No 2/Piano Quintet (1st performance)
DEBUSSY: Quartet
DVORAK: Quartets in C/A flat/Two Waltzes
FRANCK: Violin Sonata/String Quartet/Piano Quintet
HANS GAL: Quartets 1-4/Five Pieces/Introduction Variations and Finale on a theme of Mozart
EDWARD HARPER: Three Folk Song Settings (The Lowlands of Holland/The Ash Grove/Mairies Wedding)
HAYDN: Op 50 Nos 1-6/Seven Last Words/Op 103
KIM-HO IP: "In Contact"
EARL of KELLY: Violin Duo/Quartets is A and C minor
KENNETH LEIGHTON: Quartet No 2/Piano Quintet
LISZT: Angelus/Am Grab Richard Wagners
J B McEWEN: Quartets in A "Biscay" and A minor, "Threnody" (Quartet No 5), Fantasy Quintet
MAXWELL DAVIES: "Naxos" Quartet No 1
MENDELSSOHN: Quartets in E flat and F minor/Quintet in B flat/Sextet in D Opus 110
MOZART: Quartets K499/K590/Adagio & Fugue/Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Piano Concerto in A K414
ANOTHAI NITIBHON: Music for Double Bass and String Quartet
PUCCINI: Crisantemi
RAVEL: Quartet
SCHOENBERG: Quartet in D (1897)
SCHUBERT: Quarttsatz/Quartet in G/Quintet in C
SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet
SEIBER: Quartets 1,2,3
SHETKY: Quartet
SHNITTKE: Piano Quintet
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartets 7 & 8
R STRAUSS: Two Pieces
TCHAIKOVSKY: Quartets in D, E flat minor, Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Quartet in A minor
JULIAN WAGSTAFF: Piano Quintet
WALTON: Quartet
WOLF: Italian Serenade
XENAKIS: Tetora/Evryali
ZEMLINSKY: Two Pieces for String Quintet
Available alternative works…
Beethoven: Op 18/4, Op 74, any late period
Dvorak: Op 51, Op 105, Op 106
Haydn: Any Op 33 or Op 50
Mozart: K421, K465, K499
Schubert: A minor, D minor or G major quartets, Quartetsatz
Quartets from the 1950s series: Shostakovich/Simpson/Rubbra/Enescu
Viola quintets by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bruckner; Clarinet quintets by Mozart, Brahms, Gal; Piano quintets by Brahms, Shostakovich, Leighton and more.
Regular partnerships with Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Robert Markham (piano), Murray Welsh (cello), Leslie Howard (piano), Gusztav Fenyo (piano) and others.
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2003 - 2004
For our current main Edinburgh concert series (2003 - 2004), we decided to take a look at the decade the EDINBURGH QUARTET was founded. We paired usually-neglected masterpieces from the 1950s with Haydn's six (also comparatively neglected) Quartets op. 50, finishing each programme with a major Romantic work. Critical response to this idea was enthusiastic from the outset:
"The Queens Hall [concerts] will be a celebration of the ensemble's origins, emphasising the 1950s and some of the works heard at that time. [...] Conspicuously present are Shostakovich's Fifth Quartet, Matyas Seiber's Third, and the second quartets of Edmund Rubbra, Robert Simpson, George Enescu, and Kenneth Leighton - the last of these, composed in 1957, predating that admirable composer's appointment as Edinburgh's Reid professor of music." - Conrad Wilson, The Herald, 15 October 2003
This approach - actively seking out lesser-known masterpieces from the mid-18th century onwards, while drawing on the EQ's vast existing repertoire to achieve programme combinations that show all the works in the best possible light - will certainly continue into the future. Next year's main series, for instance, will consist only of 19th-century music but will start with Haydn, finish with Schoenberg and feature many composers rarely associated with the quartet repertoire.
Further ahead, the '05 - '06 series will celebrate the major anniversaries of Mozart and Shostakovich in 2006 but, at least in Mozart's case, concentrate on the works outside his canon of major string quartets.
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