The Ringlemere Ensemble: Late Summer Concert at St Nicholas Church, Canterbury on Sunday 14th September 2025

The Ringlemere Ensemble

Late Summer Concert

Add to my Calendar 14-09-2025 14:30 14-09-2025 16:30 36 The Ringlemere Ensemble Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E flat, K. 493, written in 1786, was a bold venture into a then relatively new genre. With a symphonic breadth that moves far beyond the intimacy of salon music, the work combines sparkling piano writing with intricate interplay among the strings, producing a finely balanced dialogue between instruments. Its expansive first movement, tender Larghetto, and jovial finale reveal Mozart at the height of his maturity, effortlessly blending elegance with drama. By contrast, Richard Strauss’s youthful Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13 (1884) brims with Romantic intensity, betraying both the influence of Brahms and the composer’s precocious flair for sweeping gesture. Written when Strauss was still a teenager, the quartet marries traditional craftsmanship with a restless, forward-driving energy, foreshadowing the orchestral brilliance that would define his later music. Passionate melodies, stormy climaxes, and moments of lyrical repose make it an irresistible companion to Mozart’s poised classicism. St Nicholas Church, Canterbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Nicholas Church
The Street
Ash
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 2EN
England

Sunday 14th September 2025
2:30 PM

Tickets

Prices: £15 cash or card on the door; under 16s free
Booking line: +44 7769 715287

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.493
Richard Strauss – Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.13

Performers

Helen Crayford – piano
Jane Browne – violin
Adrian Smith – viola
Keren Starer-Shaw – cello

Ringlemere Ensemble

Programme Note

Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E flat, K. 493, written in 1786, was a bold venture into a then relatively new genre. With a symphonic breadth that moves far beyond the intimacy of salon music, the work combines sparkling piano writing with intricate interplay among the strings, producing a finely balanced dialogue between instruments. Its expansive first movement, tender Larghetto, and jovial finale reveal Mozart at the height of his maturity, effortlessly blending elegance with drama. By contrast, Richard Strauss’s youthful Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13 (1884) brims with Romantic intensity, betraying both the influence of Brahms and the composer’s precocious flair for sweeping gesture. Written when Strauss was still a teenager, the quartet marries traditional craftsmanship with a restless, forward-driving energy, foreshadowing the orchestral brilliance that would define his later music. Passionate melodies, stormy climaxes, and moments of lyrical repose make it an irresistible companion to Mozart’s poised classicism.

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