Presented by Con Brio and the National String Quartet Foundation
VANBRUGH and FRIENDS
Keith Pascoe, Marja Gaynor violins
Simon Aspell, Ed Creedon violas
Christopher Marwood cello
Progamme
Mozart Quintet K.614
Brahms Quintet Op.88
Mendelssohn Quintet No. 2 in B flat
Vanbrugh & Friends return to Sligo with an evening of string quintet masterpieces! Mozart always brings charm, elegance and wit, however harsh his circumstances, and nowhere more so than in his gorgeous E flat major string quintet, written in the last year of his short life along with the Magic Flute, the Clarinet Concerto and the Requiem. At the head of each movement of his F major quintet, Brahms wrote ‘in the spring of 1882’ and the resulting nickname of ‘Spring’ Quintet is perfect for this extraordinarily uplifting, fresh and joyful music. The irrepressibly virtuosic outer movements of Mendelssohn’s B flat quintet offer great contrast to an elegantly playful scherzo and perhaps the highlight of the work, the anguished and yet profoundly beautiful funeral march
Venue: The Model, The Mall, Sligo
Admission: €20/€10 students
Booking: The Model 071-9141405 or www.con-brio.org
Followed by Meet the Artists reception. All welcome.
Supported by Arts Council, NSQF, Lyric FM
Supported by Felim and Cora McNeela