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Venue:
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire

Concert

The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Near Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. RG9 6RT

Matthew Edmonds – piano
Richard Carr – piano
Stagg String Quartet
Guy Haskell and David Benett, violins
Susan Black, viola
Neil Charlton, cello

Piano Quintet in E♭ major – Schumann
Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 - Brahms

Born 200 years ago in 1810 in Zwickau, Saxony, Schumann is known mainly for his piano music and songs, but his contribution to chamber music is also significant. The Piano Quintet of 1842 succeeds brilliantly. Schumann's pianist wife, Clara, described it as "magnificent - filled with energy and freshness".

Brahms' Quintet, completed in 1864, started as a quartet and later became a sonata for 2 pianos. Before taking its final form, Brahms destroyed the quartet but published the sonata. It is most satisfying as a quintet, piano and strings being equally important.

Tickets £10 (Friends £8, children £4) available by post with SAE from Mrs C. Allen, Hamblebrook House, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 6RP Tel: 01491 574652 carol@hamblebrook.vnworks.net or in person from the Hambleden Stores, 58, The Village, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6RT or on the door