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Golden Light to Dusk

Works by Schmitt, Bonis and Brahms

Part of the Hellensmusic Summer Series - 2026

Add to my Calendar 08-05-2026 18:30 08-05-2026 20:30 36 Golden Light to Dusk A late afternoon with two hidden treasures of the French turn-of-the-century repertoire and one of the most celebrated figures of German Romanticism. Florent Schmitt studied at the Paris Conservatoire alongside figures such as Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, and was among the most frequently performed French composers in the first decades of the twentieth century. His Sonatine en Trio is a window into an elegant yet playful and idiosyncratic style, reminiscent of Ravel and French modernism. Mélanie Bonis too walked the halls of the Conservatoire, before the clash between her conservative upbringing and her musical aspirations forced her into a double life. Her Suite en Trio was composed in 1903, at a time when the secret birth of an illegitimate child with the poet Amédée Landély Hettich left her both grief-stricken and fully committed to her music. Johannes Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2 leads us further back into the nineteenth century, but it too bears traces of a broken heart, with a reference to a lost love woven into the melodic fabric of the piece. The work is permeated by contrasts and innovative harmonic language, beneath which lies a sense of austerity and resignation that would become an undercurrent in many of the composer’s later works. This programme will also feature performances from Hellensmusic Young Artists. Hellens Manor, Ledbury DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Hellens Manor
Monks Walk
Much Marcle
Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 2LY
England

Tickets

Prices: 20£
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Programme

Florent Schmitt – Sonatine en trio, Op.85
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet no.2 in G major, Op.36
Mel Bonis – Suite en trio, Op.59

Performers

Charlotte Scott – violin
Maya Iwabuchi – violin
Adrien Boisseau – viola
Bruno Delepelaire – cello
Michael Cox – flute
Matthew Hunt – clarinet
Julien Quentin – piano

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Programme Note

A late afternoon with two hidden treasures of the French turn-of-the-century repertoire and one of the most celebrated figures of German Romanticism. Florent Schmitt studied at the Paris Conservatoire alongside figures such as Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, and was among the most frequently performed French composers in the first decades of the twentieth century. His Sonatine en Trio is a window into an elegant yet playful and idiosyncratic style, reminiscent of Ravel and French modernism. Mélanie Bonis too walked the halls of the Conservatoire, before the clash between her conservative upbringing and her musical aspirations forced her into a double life. Her Suite en Trio was composed in 1903, at a time when the secret birth of an illegitimate child with the poet Amédée Landély Hettich left her both grief-stricken and fully committed to her music. Johannes Brahms’ String Sextet No. 2 leads us further back into the nineteenth century, but it too bears traces of a broken heart, with a reference to a lost love woven into the melodic fabric of the piece. The work is permeated by contrasts and innovative harmonic language, beneath which lies a sense of austerity and resignation that would become an undercurrent in many of the composer’s later works.

This programme will also feature performances from Hellensmusic Young Artists.

Golden Light to Dusk

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