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Consone Quartet

Part of the Hexham and District Music Society 2021-2022

Add to my Calendar 19-10-2021 19:30 19-10-2021 21:30 36 Consone Quartet The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting ensembles of their generation. Tonight they are focussing on music of the classical and romantic periods – repertoire for which they are particularly celebrated. We have a welcome opportunity to hear music by Fanny Mendelssohn alongside one of her brother’s greatest quartets. There is also a Haydn classic and Schubert’s Quartettsatz, a movement from a quartet that the composer never completed. Hexham Abbey, Hexham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Hexham Abbey
Beaumont Street
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 3NB
England

Programme

Joseph Haydn – String Quartet no.34 in B flat major, Op.33 no.4, Hob III:40
Fanny Mendelssohn – String Quartet in E flat major
Franz Schubert – Quartetsatz in C minor, D.703
Felix Mendelssohn – String Quartet no.3 in D major, Op.44 no.1

Performers

Consone Quartet

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Programme Note

The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting ensembles of their generation.

Tonight they are focussing on music of the classical and romantic periods – repertoire for which they are particularly celebrated. We have a welcome opportunity to hear music by Fanny Mendelssohn alongside one of her brother’s greatest quartets. There is also a Haydn classic and Schubert’s Quartettsatz, a movement from a quartet that the composer never completed.

Consone play Hexham on Tuesday, 19th October

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