Bristol Music Club Concert Programme

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Summer Term 2024

Tuesday, 9th April at 07:30 pm
Daniaella Acker and Danny Lloyd

Blithe Bells ................................................................... Percy Grainger
(after Bach's Cantata “Sheep may safely graze”)
Quietly flowing

Barcarolle from Fantaisie (Tableaux) Op 5 ........Sergei Rachmaninov
Allegretto

Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd pianos

Sonata in C K159 ...................................................Domenico Scarlatti
Cloches à Travers les Feuilles from Images Book II.......Claude Debussy
Lent
Daniella Acker piano

Four Piece Suite ........................................Richard Rodney Bennett
1. Samba triste (Gentle and rhythmic) 2. Country blues (Slow and lazy)
3. Ragtime waltz (Moderate waltz time) 4. Finale (Tempo di hard rock)

Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd pianos

INTERVAL

L’Embarquement pour Cythère ..............................Francis Poulenc
Très vite et gai

Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd pianos

Extracts from Six Epigraphes Antiques .......................Claude Debussy
1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été (Modéré)
5. Pour l’Egyptienne (Très modéré)
6. Pour remercier la pluie du matin (Modérément animé)

Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd piano


Coloquio en la reja from Goyescas – Los majos enamorados ...................................................................................Enrique Granados
Andantino quasi allegretto, con sentimento amoroso

Daniel Lloyd piano

Scaramouche .................................................................Darius Milhaud
I. Vif II. Modéré III. Brazileira (Mouvement de Samba)

Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd pianos


Daniella Acker and Daniel Lloyd pianos

Tuesday, 23rd April at 07:30 pm
Andrew White




1. Entr'acte ....................................................................Caroline Shaw
(Minuet and trio)

2. String quartet in G K387 ....................................................... Mozart
First movement: allegro vivace assai

3. Plan and Elevation .. ...................................................Caroline Shaw
1.The Ellipse 2. The Cutting Garden
3. The Herbaceous Border 4. The Orangery
5. The Beech Tree

INTERVAL

String Quartet in F............................................................Maurice Ravel
1.Allegro moderato Très doux
2. Assez vif.Très rhythme
3. Très lent
4. Vif et agité

Note: Themes from Mozart's quartet K387, and from the Ravel quartet are quoted in her works by Caroline Shaw.

CIROC QUARTET
Ian Vorley, Claire Goldie, violins.
Andrew White viola. Anna Strudwick cello.

Tuesday, 30th April at 07:30 pm
Clfton College

Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 ...................................... Brahms
I. Allegro
Sophie Chung - violin; Justin Chan - viola; Hannah May - cello; Mr James Willshire - piano

String Quartet No.2 in D major ................................................. Brordin
I. Allegro moderato II. Scherzo. Allegro
III. Notturno: Andante IV. Finale: Andante – Vivace
Henry Gittings, Vera Hsuan - violins;  Emily Yoo - viola;
 Annabelle Shen - cello

INTERV AL

Fantaisie brillante sur Faust Op. 20 .................................. Wieniawski
Antonia Zgó?ka - violin; Mr James Willshire - piano

String Quartet in F major ............................................................ Ravel
I. Allegro moderato. Très doux
II. Assez vif. Très rythmé 
Antonia Zgó?ka, Sophie Chung - violins; Justin Chan - viola;
Edmund Hogg - cello

:Caprice Basque Op.24 .......................................... Pablo de Sarasate 
Henry Gittings - violin



Tuesday, 21st May at 07:30 pm
Clare Wilding

Polonaise in A     B94 ............................................................... Dvorak

3 Romances Op 22 (originally for violin & piano)    Clara Schumann
   Andante molto           Allegretto          Leidenschaftlich schnell

Ballade & Serenade  Op 3    Josef Suk

Jonathan Rees   cello        Clare Wilding   piano

 INTERVAL

Piano Quartet in A   Op 26 ........................................................ Brahms
Allegro non troppo      Poco adagio     
Scherzo, poco allegro  Finale, allegro



Corinna Ferguson  violin     Jonny Davies   viola
Jonathan Rees  cello    Clare Wilding  Piano

Tuesday, 4th June at 07:30 pm
Janet Dixon

Papillons Op.2........................................................... Robert Schumann

Violin Sonata in F major Op.24 (Spring)................................ Beethoven
1. Allegro 2. Adagio molto espressivo
3. Scherzo:Allegro molto 4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

INTERVAL

Sonatine.......................................................................... Maurice Ravel
1. Modéré 2. Mouvement de Menuet 3. Animé

Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major ........................................Franck
1. Allegretto ben moderato 2. Allegro
3. Ben moderato: Recitativo fantasia 4. Allegretto poco mosso


Leon Human violin, Lucy Barratt piano

Tuesday, 18th June at 07:30 pm
Clare and David Griffel

A Fancie for Two to Play ..............................................Thomas Tomkins

Three songs..................................................................... John Dowland
Can she excuse my wrongs
His golden locks time hath to silver turned
Away with these self-loving lads

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue................................................ J.S.Bach
Three Shakespeare Songs:
The Willow Song – Anon

Full fathom five .............................................................Robert Johnson
Where the bee sucks ....................................................Robert Johnson

Songs for Ariel.................................................................Michael Tippett
Come unto these yellow sands
Full fathom five
Where the bee sucks

MUSICA MUNDI
Clare Griffel voice and harpsichord
David Griffel harpsichord

INTERVAL

Fantasia on a tenor and Et in terra pax,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,John Dunstable

Sonata in C major.................................................... Johann Mattheson
1. Marche 2. Adagio-Allegro 3 Largo: Air 4. Vite Gigue

Canons .............................................................Johann Sebastian Bach
from Goldberg Variations BWV988

Ciacona ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,G.P.Simonetti

Sonatina canonica.............................................................Fulvio Caldini
first movement Danzante

Waltz for Beatrice 2024 ............................................Matthew Mackerras

Autumn Smoke 2024.................................................... Harry Woodman




MUSICA MUNDI
Clare Griffel voice and harpsichord
David Griffel harpsichord

PINK NOISE
Tim Lanfear Sopranino recorder, soprano recorder, third flute,
alto recorder, voice flute, tenor recorder, basset recorder,
great bass recorder
Jennifer Mackerras soprano recorder, third flute, alto recorder,
voice flute, tenor recorder, basset recorder
Ellen O’Gorman Alto recorder, voice flute, tenor recorder, basset recorder

Tuesday, 2nd July at 07:30 pm
Peter Evans

String Quartet in B minor, Op.33 No.1 .........................................Haydn
1. Allegro moderato 2.Scherzo - Allegro di molto
3. Andante 4. Finale - Presto

String Quartet in D major Op.44 No.1................................Mendelssohn
1. Molto allegro vivace 2. Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
3. Andante espressivo con moto 4. Presto con brio

INTERVAL

Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 .......................................Shostakovich
1. Lento 2.Fugue - Adagio 3. Scherzo - Allegretto
4. Intermezzo - Lento 5. Finale - Allegretto



BRANDON STRING QUARTET
Peter Evans and Anne Obey violins
Romana Bevington viola, John Lang cello
with Stephen Browne piano

Tuesday, 9th July at 07:30 pm
Helen Goodman

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER EVENING

Sonata in E minor Hob XV1/34................................................... Haydn
Presto-adagio-molto vivace

Prelude ............................................................................... Hengeveld

Toccata in E minor BWV 914  ....................................................... Bach

Polonaise in Ab kk1Va no 2 ....................................................... Chopin

Klavierstucke D946 no 2 in Eb  ...............................................Schubert

INTERVAL

Sonata in D major K311 ............................................................ Mozart
Allegro con spirito - Andante con espressione-rondo Allegro 

Las zapatillas Del torero  (The shoes of a toreador).................. Turina

The last rose of summer, Op 15 .......................................Mendelssohn

Sonata in G major op. 14 no 2 ............................................. Beethoven
Allegro - andante-scherzo allegro assai

Helen Goodman - Piano