The Young Beethoven – April 1, 2022
White Rock Concerts celebrates Beethoven’s 250th anniversary with a stellar performance of the famous Septet. That’s the work about which Beethoven wrote: “I wish they would burn the piece…nobody is listening to anything else I have written!” An all-star Vancouver ensemble headed by violinist Nancy DiNovo and clarinetist José Franch-Ballester will also present some rarely heard works: Beethoven’s Wind Quintet in E flat major, WoO 208 as well as the Sextet in E flat major, Op. 81b. Our Artistic Director Emeritus, George Zukerman will introduce the programme with a spoken blog.
Performers
Nancy DiNovo, Violin
Yuel Yawney, Violin
Rebecca Ruthven, Viola
Brian Mix, Cello
Michael Vaughan, Double bass
José Franch-Ballester, Clarinet
Jesse Read, Bassoon
Steve Denroche, French Horn
Andrew Clark, French Horn
Dawn Haylett, French Horn
George Zukerman, host-commentator
PROGRAMME
Duo No 1 in C major, WoO* 27 for clarinet and bassoon (written between 1789-1792)
I. Allegro commodo
String Trio No 4, Op. 9, No 2 for violin, viola and cello (written between 1797-1798)
II. Andante quasi allegretto
String Quartet Op. 18, No 4 for two violins, viola and cello (written between 1799-1800)
II. Andante, scherzoso quasi allegretto
Wind Quintet in E-flat major, WoO* 208 for clarinet, three horns and bassoon (written between 1788-1793, completed by Willy Hess in 1957)
I. Allegro
Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 81b for two horns and string quartet (written in 1795)
I. Allegro con brio
Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20 for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass (written between 1799-1802)
I. Adagio, Allegro
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Tempo di menuetto
VI. Andante con moto alla marcia – Presto
[add footnote]: * WoO – Werke Ohne Opus, “works without Opus numbers”