The Rossetti Ensemble - Piano Quartets; Mozart, Mahler, Brahms
Music in Pinner welcomes the Rossetti Ensemble for a programme that includes two great, contrasting works in G minor – by Mozart and by Brahms, each at the peak of their powers. Mozart’s is a fantastic exploration of the medium, with much melodic interplay between the instruments, and a joyful feel that belies the minor key designation. They end with Brahms’s magnificent G minor Piano Quartet, a striking and highly romantic piece, one that exploits the contrast between the percussive nature of the piano and the sustaining qualities of the strings.
Between, they will play The Song and Dance Sketchbook by David Matthews, marking his 80th year – performance supported by the Schubert Ensemble Trust Commission Grant Scheme – and the fascinating single movement of Gustav Mahler’s early Piano Quartet.
The Rossetti Ensemble comprises pianist John Lenehan, violinist Sara Trickey, violist Sarah-Jane Bradley, and cellist Tim Lowe. Named after Dante Gabriel, the eminent British poet and Pre-Raphaelite artist, they are passionate about the repertoire of the era and composers who derived inspiration from his work during the late romantic period and early 20th Century.
7:30pm
Tickets bought online cost £16. Buy on the door for £18.
Pinner Parish Church, Church Lane, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3AA
Sat 25 February