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Proms at Cadogan Hall 3

Live at the 91Èȱ¬ Proms: the prizewinning young Marmen Quartet makes its 91Èȱ¬ Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, 91Èȱ¬ producer and writer Robert Simpson.

The prizewinning young Marmen Quartet makes its 91Èȱ¬ Proms debut with a concert celebrating composer, 91Èȱ¬ producer and writer Robert Simpson.

Live from Cadogan Hall, London

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Haydn: String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, ‘The Lark’
Robert Simpson: String Quartet No. 1
Marmen Quartet

The prizewinning young Marmen Quartet, formed in 2013 at London’s Royal College of Music, makes its 91Èȱ¬ Proms debut with Haydn’s vivacious ‘Lark’ Quartet, which opens with a soaring violin melody that gives the work its nickname. It is also the inspiration for the String Quartet No. 1 by Robert Simpson, performed in this centenary year of his birth. Its opening draws on Haydn’s own initial theme and its ingenious coda reflects Haydn’s elegant simplicity, with a nod to Beethoven thrown in for good measure.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, 'The Lark'

    Ensemble: Marmen Quartet.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major "The Lark", Op.64 No.5, H.III:63

    Ensemble: Marmen Quartet.
  • Robert Simpson

    String Quartet No. 1

    Ensemble: Marmen Quartet.
  • Robert Simpson

    String Quartet No. 1

    Ensemble: Marmen Quartet.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Feu d'artifice

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Doráti.
    • Mercury Living Presence.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 16 Aug 2021 13:00
  • Sun 22 Aug 2021 13:00

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