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In the first half of the 19th century, music moved out of the palaces of Europe and into its living rooms, with an explosion in publishing houses making the latest works accessible to everyone from princes to paupers. As with so many developments in music, Beethoven was at the centre of things: his Septet was a huge critical and popular success, and demand for the sheet music was a great boost to his publisher’s business. And it is easy to see why: it takes all the easy charm of a serenade or divertimento, two hugely popular formats at the time – think Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik – and features some exquisite writing.

The piece proved an impossible act to follow; for the next fifty years, only Schubert, with his Octet, wrote any large mixed chamber work of significance – that is until Louise Farrenc’s Nonet, in 1849. Farrenc was a renowned pianist – a child prodigy, an accomplished touring soloist, and professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory – yet ironically her most famous piece does not feature her chosen instrument. Instead, scored for a string quartet and wind quintet together, it is full of rich textures and intricate scoring, demonstrating her irrefutable compositional skill.

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ARTISTS

Members of Australian Romantic &
Classical Orchestra

Georgia Browne (Paris) | Flute
Tatjana Zimre (Amsterdam) | Oboe
Nicole van Bruggen (Brisbane) | Clarinet
Anneke Scott (London) | Horn
Lisa Goldberg (Gent) | Bassoon
Jenna Sherry (London) | Violin
Stephen King (Adelaide) | Viola
Daniel Yeadon (Sydney) | Cello
Rob Nairn (Adelaide) | Double Bass

PROGRAM

Louise Farrenc (1804–1875)
Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (1849)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Septet in E flat major, Op.20 (1800)

R J PHIPPS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
THE HILLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KENTHURST

Wednesday 31 May | 6.30pm
43 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst (NSW)


THE NEILSON, ACO PIER 2/3, SYDNEY

Friday 2 June | 7.00pm
Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, Sydney


ITHACA AUDITORIUM, BRISBANE CITY HALL

Saturday 3 June | 7.00pm
64 Adelaide St, Brisbane


THE EVENTS CENTRE, CALOUNDRA

Sunday 4 June | 3.00pm
20 Minchinton St, Caloundra (QLD)


ALBERT HALL, CANBERRA

Tuesday 6 June | 7.00pm
100 Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla


ADAMSTOWN UNITING CHURCH, NEWCASTLE

Wednesday 7 June | 7.00pm
228 Brunker Rd, Adamstown, Newcastle


DAVID LI SOUND GALLERY, MELBOURNE

Saturday 10 June | 7.00pm
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts
48 Exhibition Walk, Monash University

This concert will also be livestreamed on Australian Digital Concert Hall


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