CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT III
inspired by the new production of Berg's Lulu
Johannes Brahms 1833–1897
Quintet in F minor for 2 violins, viola, cello & piano op. 34 (1862–64)
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Anton Webern 1883–1945
Piano quintet for2 violins, viola, cello & piano (1907)
Mátyás Seiber 1905–1960
Jazzolettes Nr. 1 for 2 saxophones, tumpet, trombone, percussion & piano (1929)
Anton Webern
Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone & piano op. 22 (1930)
Mátyás Seiber
Jazzolettes Nr. 2 for 2 saxophones, trompet, trombone, percussion & piano (1932)
»Come and enjoy a classic-non-classic jam session! 20th century jazz meets the 2nd Viennese school and drop dead romantic Brahms - can that work? There are cross-references in content and music on many levels – Anton Webern's piano quintet bows before his role model Johannes Brahms and takes the harmonies two steps further. And the saxophones in the Frankfurt composer Mátyás Seiber's Jazzolettes appear in Webern's twelve-tone piano quartet – and sound a bit like a free jazz improvisation à la Miles Davis.« Thomas Guggeis.