Intimate Letters

SCHUBERT Quintet in C D956 (50’)
JANÁČEK String Quartet No.2 ‘Intimate Letters’ (with script by Paul Allen) (50')

Janáček’s intricate second quartet – nicknamed ‘Intimate Letters’ – is skillfully interspersed with the Czech composer’s own writing, performed by an actor, in this specially scripted performance of the work for Ensemble 360 with actor.

The introspection and innovation evident in so much of Janáček’s work is brought to life through a compelling combination of words with music.

Schubert’s final and perhaps finest chamber work, his sublime quintet for two violins, viola and two cellos, is one of his most highly prized works: pensive, symphonic, intricately structured and ultimately exuberant and triumphant. This glorious afternoon celebrates the epic within the intimate in two dramatic gems of chamber music repertoire.