Hanover Square Quartet - Listen to Her - Fanny Mendelssohn and Emilie Mayer
Sun 7 May 2023 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM BST
33 Hampstead Lane, N6 4RT
Description
The Hanover Square Quartet - Debbie, Rebecca, Emma and Poppy - are all specialist players with leading period instrument groups. They are one of the few UK string quartets playing on gut strings - and championing the works of female composers.
Music by 19th century women composers is only now being recognised as equal in quality to works of men. These women were innovative and forward looking - as you will discover.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE:
Quartet in E Minor Emilie Mayer (1812-1883) 1851.
Allegro Maestoso (fast, lively and majestically)
Scherzo (playful)
Adagio molto espressivo (Slow and v. expressively)
Allegro appassionato (Fast and passionately)
Quartet in F Minor Op. 80 Felix Mendelssohn
Adagio
Quartet in Eb Major Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Adagio ma non troppo (Slow, but not too much)
Allegretto (A little lively)
Romanze
Allegro molto vivace (Fast and vivacious)
SUPPER:
The concert will be followed by one of Michelle's delicious buffet suppers - which will accommodate carnivores, vegans and everyone in between! Red, white and pink wine on tap - or soft drinks if you prefer. All included in the price of your ticket.
The Hanover Square Quartet
Violins: Debbie Diamond, Rebecca Harris, Viola: Emma Alter, Cello: Poppy Walshaw
The Hanover Square Quartet explores the string quartet repertoire on
original instruments, with an eye on historical research, and with
vitality and spontaneity that these composers demand.
The members of the quartet are top old instrument players performing with world leading groups such as Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Hanover Band, Academy of Ancient Music, Gabrieli Consort, Arcangelo, I Fagiolini, and English Concert.
The Hanover Square Rooms or the Queens Concert rooms were the
foremost concert venue in London from the 1770s for a century. On the
corner of Hanover Street, they were run by JC Bach and CF Abel, famous
musicians in their day. Visiting performers included Joseph Haydn, Hummel, Harriet
Wainwright, Felix Mendelsohn, Liszt, Rubinstein, Joachim,Schumaan - a veritable who's who of the great and good in the music
world at the time.
Location
33 Hampstead Lane, N6 4RT