An die ferne Geliebte
Jabberwocky
Quintet for Piano and Winds
Volatile substances: Thomas Adès and the Britten Sinfonia mix the music of Beethoven and Gerald Barry. Hear them explode…
Thomas Adès puts down his baton and takes a seat at the piano in this chamber concert which complements the symphony cycle and showcases Beethoven and Barry in a more intimate setting. Ades is joined by principal members of Britten Sinfonia for a performance of Beethoven’s exploration of instrumental sonorities, the Quintet for Piano and Winds, and by Allan Clayton for Barry’s setting of Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsense poem, Jabberwocky.
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