The clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms have become two of the most celebrated chamber works of all time, and the quintet by Coleridge-Taylor is a musical gem that deserves more recognition. The Bloomsbury Players featuring esteemed clarinettist Katherine Spencer perform these works on period instruments, exploring the different possibilities in texture, sound and phrasing, and bringing a fresh approach to these glorious classics. They complete this programme with two arrangements by Bill Thorp of poetic songs by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

Programme

Clara Schumann, arr. Bill Thorp - Ich stand in dunklen Träumen, op.13 no.1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, K.581 OR Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in F sharp minor, op.10

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Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in b minor, op.115

Johannes Brahms, arr. Bill Thorp - Wie Melodien zieht es mir, op.105 no.1

~ Bloomsbury Players - Katherine Spencer (clarinet), Sijie Chen & Will McGahon (violins), John Crockatt (viola), Orlando Jopling (‘cello) ~