This concert opens with one of Mozart’s best-known violin sonatas, a work that sings with brilliance and cheerfulness, played by Esther Hoppe. Following Mozart’s sonata is a quintet by Victoria Poleva; a Ukrainian composer. The work is played by the Dudok Quartet and the sublime Ukrainian pianist, Anna Fedorova. Simurgh Quintet is a magical work for the Simurgh is a mythical flying creature in Persian mythology that is believed to help purify the environment and provide fertility. Brahms’ G minor Piano Quartet was written at a time when he still gave his richly romantic themes a chance to breathe and allow us to luxuriate in this magnificent music, the slow movement in particular is a thing of wonder.
Mozart: Violin Sonata in B flat K.278
Victoria Poleva: Simurgh Quintet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor Op.25
Alasdair Beatson, piano
Esther Hoppe, violin
Dudok Quartet
Anna Federova, piano
Members of Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris Giltburg, piano
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 5th July, 7pm-10pm
