The London Novello Ensemble: Degenerate Music: Music Banned by the Nazis at Topolski, London on Sunday 2nd February 2020

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The London Novello Ensemble: Degenerate Music

Music Banned by the Nazis

Add to my Calendar 02-02-2020 15:00 02-02-2020 17:00 36 The London Novello Ensemble: Degenerate Music Continuing to take chamber music out of the chamber and the formality of the concert hall, the London Novello Ensemble return for a relaxed afternoon of music banned under the Nazi regime as 'degenerate'. The Nazi regime claimed that music, like art, must promote racial purity and obedience, and outlawed anything that they considered Decadent, Jewish, Communist, or that featured the African-American influence of jazz... What better way could there be to celebrate everything they hated than an afternoon at Bar Topolski with a drink (or three) and the London Novello Ensemble - London's most decadent professional chamber group, who are going from strength to strength in their pursuit of bringing live music of the highest standard into an informal and fun setting. The ravishingly beautiful viola playing of Emma Sheppard will feature in Bruch's Romance, along with Mendelssohn's popular Quintet in B flat. Also on the programme is Pavel Haas 'A Wild Night' for strings and percussion, a Tango by Kurt Weill, with a couple more surprises along the way. Each piece will be introduced by leader Gavin Davies in his lighthearted and unique style. The bar - which will be serving throughout - opens for drinks and snacks at 2pm, and the concert begins at 3pm. Please join the London Novello Ensemble after the concert for happy hour, at 5pm! Topolski, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Topolski
150-152 Hungerford Arches
Waterloo
London
SE1 8XU
England

Sunday 2nd February 2020
3:00 PM

Programme

Max Bruch – Romanze for Viola and Orchestra, Op.85
Kurt Weill – Youkali
Pavel Haas – String Quartet no.2 'From the Monkey Mountains', Op.7
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quintet no.2 in B flat major, Op.87

Performers

London Novello Ensemble

Programme Note

Continuing to take chamber music out of the chamber and the formality of the concert hall, the London Novello Ensemble return for a relaxed afternoon of music banned under the Nazi regime as 'degenerate'.

The Nazi regime claimed that music, like art, must promote racial purity and obedience, and outlawed anything that they considered Decadent, Jewish, Communist, or that featured the African-American influence of jazz...

What better way could there be to celebrate everything they hated than an afternoon at Bar Topolski with a drink (or three) and the London Novello Ensemble - London's most decadent professional chamber group, who are going from strength to strength in their pursuit of bringing live music of the highest standard into an informal and fun setting.

The ravishingly beautiful viola playing of Emma Sheppard will feature in Bruch's Romance, along with Mendelssohn's popular Quintet in B flat. Also on the programme is Pavel Haas 'A Wild Night' for strings and percussion, a Tango by Kurt Weill, with a couple more surprises along the way. Each piece will be introduced by leader Gavin Davies in his lighthearted and unique style.

The bar - which will be serving throughout - opens for drinks and snacks at 2pm, and the concert begins at 3pm. Please join the London Novello Ensemble after the concert for happy hour, at 5pm!

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