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Storyhouse
Hunter Street
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2AR
England
Programme
Richard Strauss – Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-flat major, Op.7
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade in C minor, K.388/384a
Jean Françaix – Musique Pour Faire Plaisir
Richard Strauss – Suite in B flat major for 13 wind instruments, Op.4
Performers
Northern Chamber Orchestra
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Programme Note
After the outstanding success of its concert last season the NCO’s wind section returns with a programme focused on Richard Strauss. Strauss was just seventeen when he composed the lyrical and remarkably original Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments. His Suite in B flat major is a later and more substantial work with the same instrumentation. Almost symphonic in style, it looks forward to his mature orchestral masterpieces.
Strauss flanks Francaix and Mozart. The French composer, Jean Francaix, wrote Musique pour faire plaisir in 1984 and, as its name suggests, it is comical, light-hearted and fun. Full of memorable dissonances and characterised by dark-hued, sombre colours, Mozart’s Serenade for Winds in C minor forms a dramatic contrast.
The concert is directed by the NCO wind principals.
