Omega Ensemble showcases the versatility of wind instrument and the rich tapestry of their sounds in Beethoven’s Quintet, a programme of music by Beethoven, Nielsen, Hindemith and Francaix performed by Sally Walker (flute), Celia Craig (oboe), David Rowden (clarinet), Michael Dixon (horn), Ben Hoadley (bassoon) and Maria Raspopova (piano) The programme: Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op. 43/ Hindemith, Kleine…
Schubert’s Trout Omega Ensemble: David Rowden (Co-Artistic Director and clarinet), Maria Raspopova (Co-Artistic Director and piano), Alexandra Osborne (violin), Veronique Serret (violin), Neil Thompson (viola), Paul Stender (cello), Alex Henery (double bass), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Michael Dixon (horn) 27 July 2017, City Recital Hall, Angel Place Written by Larry Turner One of Schubert’s best-loved works, the Trout Quintet (D.667), was voted number one in ABC-FM’s Classic 100 Chamber Music survey in…
Omega Ensemble present two of Franz Schubert’s most popular works The Trout Quintet and the Octet in F major. The Trout Quintet vividly evokes the sensation of the splash of darting fish in the Austrian alpine stream, where Schubert was inspired to compose in the summer of 1819, drawing from his earlier adaptation of a poem. Yet…