Programme

Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)

Duo for Violin and Viola, B.530 (Pleyel)

i Allegro
ii Minuet. Poco allegretto

Ignace Joseph Pleyel was an Austrian composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (Bach)

i Preludio
ii Loure
iii Gavotte en Rondeau
iv Menuets (I and II)
v Bourrée
vi Gigue

The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach’s set of Sonatas and Partitas.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

String Duo No. 2, K. 424 (Mozart)

i Adagio-Allegro
ii Andante cantabile
iii Andante grazioso

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424, the second of the two Mozart wrote to complete Michael Haydn’s set of six for the Archbishop Colloredo, was written in the summer of 1783.

Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935)

Passacaglia for violin and viola (Handel/Halvorsen)

Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Passacaglia in G minor is based on a Theme by George Frideric Handel (from Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV 432) for violin and viola or cello (1897).

Performers

Arwen Newband - Violin

Arwen Newband is a violinist with wide ranging experience as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player and teacher. Originally from New Zealand, she studied at Auckland University before travelling to the UK where she studied with Emanuel Hurwitz. She spent a few years freelancing as an orchestral musician and more recently has devoted her energies to playing chamber music. She has performed most of the standard repertoire for violin and piano, in particular with her regular duo partner Anna Le Hair. She is a founder member of the Hertfordshire based Icknield Ensemble and also has a busy teaching practice.

Nicholas Turner - Viola

Nicholas Turner (Viola) started playing the violin at the age of 8 before transferring to the Viola at the age of 16. Whilst reading Law at University College London he was Principal Viola in the Nottinghamshire County Youth Orchestra and University of London Orchestra.

Next concert:

Neil Crossland

Piano
30 November 2023

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