The Australian Haydn Ensemble – Haydn’s Nature

Thursday 14 February 2019
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest
Tickets: $35 – $60
Bookings: 1800 334 388 or australianhaydn.com.au or at the door
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/188559505390981/

AHE opens its 2019 season with a string quartet program celebrating Haydn’s love of the natural world. Two of Haydn’s beloved string quartets, Sunrise (the String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 )and The Lark bookend the program.

At the heart of the program are selections from two of Haydn’s famous oratorios, The Seasons and The Creation. The Ensemble presents movements from these in historical string quartet arrangements.

Program
Haydn String Quartet in D major The Lark Op. 64 No. 5
Haydn The Seasons for string quartet (selections) arr. Neukomm
Haydn The Creation for string quartet (selections) arr. Anon.
Haydn String Quartet in B flat major Sunrise Op. 76 No. 4

Program and subscription details: – https://www.australianhaydn.com.au/events/haydns-nature

Listed to Richard’s interview with Australian Haydn Ensemble’s Skye Macintosh. The Interview includes the Finale of Haydn’s The Lark performed by the Emerson String Quartet, which will perform in in Canberra with Musica Viva later this year.