Tag Archives: Clarinet

Cappuccino Concerts at the Bodhi Tree Cafe

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Dear classical music lovers!

After the runaway success of their Grove Classics Series at the Grove Library in Peppermint Grove, Cappuccino Concerts are pleased to announce two concerts at the Bodhi Tree Book Café on August 7th and 14th at 3.30pm.

On August 7th, I’ll be joining the ensemble on clarinet for the charming and deeply moving Trio Pathetique by Russian composer Mikhail Glinka and Beethoven’s exquisite trio Opus 11 for Cello Clarinet and Piano. Be warmed by the smell and taste of delicious coffee while listening to these sublime works in the intimate setting of this very special café.

Sunday August 7th 3.30pm

M.Glinka Trio Pathétique

M.Ravel “Pièce en forme de Habanera”

L.van Beethoven Trio op.11 ’Gassenhauer’

Irina Vasil’eva – piano
Alex Millier – Clarinet
Eve Silver – Cello
 
Hear chamber music in a cozy café!
 
For details/bookings at
http://www.cappuccino-concerts.com.au/node/102
 
Cappuccino Concerts have even given me my own artist’s page!  Thanks Tina!
 

Brahms clarinet quintet

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Grove Classics Concert Series

ANAM graduate and Yale postgraduate student, Perth expat Ashley Smith performs Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet this Sunday 5th of June at The Grove Library from 4.30 pm. In the same programme Irina Vasil’eva-Thoo performs Schumann’s piano Quintet.

For further details of this and other concerts in the Grove Classics series, visit http://www.cappuccino-concerts.com.au/node/75

Johannes Brahms

The quintet was written in the summer of 1891, when Brahms had officially retired from major composition. He was so inspired by the playing of the Meiningen orchestra’s clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld that he wrote the Clarinet Trio in A minor op 114, Clarinet quintet opus 115 and two sonatas opus 120.

Profoundly autumnal, nostalgic and dark it expresses Brahms acceptance of his own mortality interspersed with nostalgic looks at the bohemian gypsy music that informs much of his oeuvre.

This is probably one of the greatest gifts by Brahms to the clarinet repertoire. All clarinettists owe a debt of gratitude to Richard Mühlfeld, who Brahms himself dubbed “Fraulein Klarinette”.

“Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” – Johannes Brahms