Northern Chamber Orchestra Soloists at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield on Saturday 26th March 2022

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Northern Chamber Orchestra Soloists

Part of the Macclesfield Concert Season 2021-22

Add to my Calendar 26-03-2022 19:30 26-03-2022 21:30 36 Northern Chamber Orchestra Soloists Mendelssohn’s Octet, composed at the age of 16, is rightly regarded as a well-nigh miraculous achievement. The familiar version, which we and nearly everyone else plays, was edited by the composer 7 years later. The scherzo, arguably his finest, was unaltered but the other movements were cut by about 100 bars in total. Dvořák spent some time in the USA in charge of a music conservatoire. During that time, he wrote four of his best works, the ninth symphony, cello concerto and, during his 1893 holiday in Iowa where there was a Czech immigrant community, the American quartet and his gorgeous string quintet opus 97. Richard Strauss’ s radiant sextet, which opens his last opera, Capriccio, begins our programme. Heritage Centre, Macclesfield DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Heritage Centre
Roe Street
Macclesfield
SK11 6UT
England

Saturday 26th March 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Richard Strauss – String Sextet from 'Capriccio', Op.85
Antonin Dvorak – String Quintet no.3 in E flat major, Op.97
Felix Mendelssohn – String Octet in E flat major, Op.20

Performers

Nicholas Ward – violin / artistic director

Northern Chamber Orchestra

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Programme Note

Mendelssohn’s Octet, composed at the age of 16, is rightly regarded as a well-nigh miraculous achievement. The familiar version, which we and nearly everyone else plays, was edited by the composer 7 years later. The scherzo, arguably his finest, was unaltered but the other movements were cut by about 100 bars in total.

Dvořák spent some time in the USA in charge of a music conservatoire. During that time, he wrote four of his best works, the ninth symphony, cello concerto and, during his 1893 holiday in Iowa where there was a Czech immigrant community, the American quartet and his gorgeous string quintet opus 97.

Richard Strauss’ s radiant sextet, which opens his last opera, Capriccio, begins our programme.

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