The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
World famous - "fresh and brilliant" - The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Straight from their summer tour of the US, the Chamber Ensemble of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (as a string sextet) travel direct to the Bradfield Festival of Music (they were here in 2017 and 2013) to perform a wonderfully varied yet superbly balanced programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Ricercar a 6 (from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): String Trio in B flat, D471
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887): String Sextet in D minor
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sextet in B flat minor, Op 18
The 6 musicians of the Chamber Ensemble of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields are:
Tamas Andras (violin)
Martin Burgess (violin)
Robert Smissen (viola)
Fiona Bonds (viola)
Will Schofield (cello)
Juliet Welchman (cello)
Programme
- J.S. Bach: Ricercar a 6 (from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079)
- Schubert: String Trio in Bb, D471
- Borodin: String Sextet in D minor
- Brahms: Sextet in Bb minor, Op.18
