Chamber Music Concert VI : inspired by new production of Elektra
Anton Webern 1883–1945
Slow movement for string quartet M. 78 (1905)
Richard Strauss 1864–1949
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks op. 28, TrV 171 (1895)
arr: Franz Hasenohrl for violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon & horn
Pantscho Wladigerow 1899–1978
Bulgarian Rhapsody op. 16 (1922)
arr Ljuben Wladigerow for 2 violins
Franz Schreker 1878–1934
The Wind
A dance allegory for violin, cello, clarinet, horn & piano (1909)
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Richard Strauss
String Quartet in A Major op. 2 TrV 95. (1880)
Works by three leading composers at the turn of the 20th century to celebrate the new production of Elektra. Richard Strauss, Anton Webern and Franz Schreker hugely influenced the European music landscape with their boundary breaking composition and sound worlds.
