What do we do between seasons every year? The answer! Plenty. So it’s the middle of summer and just because we have been a bit quiet on our website, Facebook and Twitter doesn’t mean that nothing is going on behind
Arctic Winds Review
Monday 16th March 2015 The final concert of the 2014-2015 season in the series promoted by Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts was given by Arctic Winds founded in 2011 and comprising five of Scotland’s most experienced and highly regarded wind players.
March 2015 Programme Notes
Three Short Pieces Ibert (1890 – 1952) Allegro Andante Assez lent – Allegro scherzando A Parisian by birth, Ibert studied there at the Conservatoire as a student of Fauré. His music combines the impressionist techniques of Debussy and Ravel
The Rubens Quartet Review
Monday 16th February 2015 This was the first concert in what will be our regular venue during the refurbishment of the Cowdray Hall. Chamber Music Concerts have been at Queen’s Cross before, most notably in November of 2013 for a
Programme notes February 2015
Quartet in D op. 18 no. 3 Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Allegro Andante con moto Allegro Presto The six quartets op.18 were written in Vienna between 1798 and 1800. We think of them now as belonging to Beethoven’s “first period”,
Pavri Duo review
Monday 12th January 2015 Of the four pieces in Monday’s programme, three had never before been performed at ACMC concerts. I was not surprised to find two of the works listed as first ACMC performances since Prabhanda by John Mayer
Programme Notes January 2015
Sonata in E minor op. 38 Brahms (1833 – 1897) Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi menuetto Allegro Brahms’ two sonatas for cello and piano were separated by 24 years. This earlier work, in fact the first he wrote for solo
Special Offer to Scottish Ensemble concert goers
Did you go to the recent Scottish Ensemble concert at The Sanctuary in Queens Cross church (Friday 5th December)? Did you pick up one of our leaflets about our next concert on January 12th 2015? If so and you are
Programme Notes Dec 2014
Ground after the Scotch Humour Matteis (floreat 1670 – died after 1714) Nicola Matteis was an Italian 17th century violinist and composer, who moved in about 1672 to England, where he was hailed as second only to Corelli, and enjoyed
Mince pies and a glass of wine
Monday 1st being our last concert of 2014 we’ll be inviting you to stay on at the end for our traditional Xmas mince pie and a glass of wine. Not that that is the only reason to come along because