Remembrance Day Showcase at The Menuhin Hall, Cobham on Saturday 11th November 2023

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Remembrance Day Showcase

Part of the The Yehudi Menuhin School - Autumn/Winter 2023/24 Season

Add to my Calendar 11-11-2023 19:30 11-11-2023 21:30 36 Remembrance Day Showcase Written only 11 years apart, these two astonishing works of the 20th century provide a rare musical insight into history, reflecting both on the horror of war and human perseverance, which remain as relevant today as they were back then.  Commissioned by concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in WWI, Korngold’s Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand is a chamber work of immense proportions and depth that demands incredible technical agility from the pianist. This evening, Director of Music Ashley Wass will be joined by pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School to perform this extraordinarily powerful piece of music that was composed in 1930.  Messiaen’s legendary Quartet for the End of Time was written in 1941while the composer was a prisoner of war in Silesia. Our Artist in Residence,Julian Bliss will be playing the work’s hauntingly beautiful clarinet partin this special concert that promises an evening of remembrance, reflection and, above all, profound hope for musicians and audience alike.  There will be a pre-concert talk with pianist and presenter Keelan Carewwho will explore the life and world of Paul Wittgenstein and the storybehind the evening’s works.  Running time: 90 minutes plus interval The Menuhin Hall, Cobham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

The Menuhin Hall
The Yehudi Menuhin School
Stoke Road
Stoke D'Abernon
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 3QQ
England

Saturday 11th November 2023
7:30 PM

Programme

Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand, Op.23

Performers

Julian Bliss – clarinet
Ashley Wass – piano

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Programme Note

Written only 11 years apart, these two astonishing works of the 20th century provide a rare musical insight into history, reflecting both on the horror of war and human perseverance, which remain as relevant today as they were back then.

Commissioned by concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in WWI, Korngold’s Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand is a chamber work of immense proportions and depth that demands incredible technical agility from the pianist. This evening, Director of Music Ashley Wass will be joined by pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School to perform this extraordinarily powerful piece of music that was composed in 1930.

Messiaen’s legendary Quartet for the End of Time was written in 1941
while the composer was a prisoner of war in Silesia. Our Artist in Residence,
Julian Bliss will be playing the work’s hauntingly beautiful clarinet part
in this special concert that promises an evening of remembrance, reflection and, above all, profound hope for musicians and audience alike.

There will be a pre-concert talk with pianist and presenter Keelan Carew
who will explore the life and world of Paul Wittgenstein and the story
behind the evening’s works.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

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