Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
£17.50 (seats at the front of the Central Nave)/£15/ £10/£5 concessions*
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Matt Dunn | Clarinet
Finzi – Five Bagatelles
Clarke – Poem for String Quartet
Mozart – Clarinet Quintet
Good things come in small packages. Five players from Sinfonia Viva pair British classics with the timeless beauty of Mozart’s magical Clarinet Quintet.
Chamber music has been called “the music of friends”, and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet is exactly that. Critics said that Mozart’s friend, the clarinettist Anton Stadler, made a sound “so sweet and lovely that no one with a heart could resist it”. Mozart, on the other hand, never stood on ceremony; his nickname for Stadler was “redcurrant-face”.
Still, genius will out, and when he wrote this glorious Quintet for Stadler and a quartet of string-playing friends, he poured out both heart and soul. The result is little short of magical, as the rich, dark-chocolate voice of the clarinet joins silver-toned strings to conjure some of the loveliest sounds that even Mozart ever imagined.
The musicians of Sinfonia Viva never need any excuse to share music as wonderful as this; the only question is what to play alongside it. This morning, in the beautiful surroundings of Derby Cathedral, we’re going British.
No composer evokes the tranquillity of the English countryside more perfectly than Gerald Finzi, whose Five Bagatelles offer charm, lyricism and quiet reflection. Rebecca Clarke was a very different kind of visionary, and her stunning Poem for strings distils an intensely personal sense of poetry and passion into just nine minutes of music — a wonderful showcase for a composer only now beginning to receive her due.
Group discount: Book 10 or more tickets and save 10%
Multibuy discount: Book 3 or more concerts in the 26–27 Derby season and save 10% (discount applied automatically at checkout)
Running time: approximately 1 hour with no interval
*Concessions apply for Under 18s, Students, and those on Universal Credit or similar benefits such as Pension Credit, Jobseekers’ Allowance or Disability Benefit. Proof of eligibility may be requested.
Visit the Derby Cathedral website for information on venue facilities and accessibility.
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