MENDELSSOHN OCTET Ensemble 360 & Consone Quartet
To conclude the day, the Consone Quartet joins forces with the string players of Ensemble 360 for the composer’s eloquent and warm Octet, full of gusto and joyful invention.
Music in the Round’s new Visiting String Quartet, the Consone Quartet, made their spellbinding Sheffield debut with a rapturously received celebration of the quartets of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn in spring 2024.
They return to Sheffield this autumn for an immersive afternoon and evening exploring more of Felix Mendelssohn’s quartets.
To conclude the day, the Consone Quartet joins forces with the string players of Ensemble 360 for the composer’s eloquent and warm Octet, full of gusto and joyful invention.
View the brochure online here or download it below.
Performers
Ensemble 360 (Strings)
Programme
- FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Theme and Variations from Four Pieces Op.81 (6’)
- FELIX MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in E flat Op.44 No.3 (35’)
- FELIX MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No.1 in D minor Op.12 (25’)
- FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Octet Op.20 (34’)
