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Sarah Walker introduces music for winds, performed by the Haffner Ensemble within the Georgian splendour of the Pittville Pump Room in Cheltenham.

Sarah Walker introduces highlights from the 74th Cheltenham Music Festival and performances given in the Georgian splendour of the Pittville Pump Room. Today, Nicholas Daniel鈥檚 Haffner Ensemble present a programme of music for winds including a dazzling arrangement of Ravel鈥檚 well-loved, Le Tombeau de Couperin. They are joined by pianist Charles Owen to perform music by Beethoven that pitches a flamboyant piano part alongside richly inventive writing for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon.

Mozart (arr. Nicholas Daniel): Adagio and Allegro in F minor K594
Ravel (arr. Mason Jones): Le Tombeau de Couperin
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments

The Haffner Ensemble, directed by Nicholas Daniel
Charles Owen, piano

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 24 Apr 2020 13:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio and Allegro, K.594

    Ensemble: The Haffner Wind Ensemble.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin (arr. Jones for wind quintet)

    Ensemble: The Haffner Wind Ensemble.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quintet in E flat major for piano and wind

    Performer: Charles Owen. Ensemble: The Haffner Wind Ensemble.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Sep 2018 13:00
  • Fri 24 Apr 2020 13:00