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Music Weekends 2016 & 2017 The Heath Quartet | The Schubert Ensemble | The Wihan Quartet & Friends London Bridge Trio & Friends | The Vienna Piano Trio
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Music Weekends 2016 & 2017 A music weekend arranged by Martin Randall Music Management is a very special experience. There is the pleasure, first, of hearing music performed by artists of the highest calibre, and who are all among the very best in their fields. Second, the music is performed in an intimate setting, a small hall little bigger than a large drawing room – just the sort of size which composers used to have in mind for chamber music. The audience is rarely more than a hundred, and consists mainly of those who stay throughout the weekend and attend all concerts. Third, the weekends take place in excellent hotels. The Castle Hotel in Taunton and The Swan in Lavenham are among the most agreeable and comfortable hotels in England. We often have exclusive use during these music weekends, and there is the added opportunity for artists and audience to mingle. While these events are undeniably indulgent and leisurely retreats, they are also intended to stimulate the mind and enchant the aesthetic sensibilities. Within an over-arching theme, the music is carefully chosen and programmed to provide an illuminating sequence – while each concert is satisfyingly self-sufficient. Pre-concert talks are also included, by a musicologist or by the musicians themselves.
We begin our 2016–17 season in October 2016 with The Heath Quartet, who are international prize-winners and one of the best string quartets of today. The Schubert Ensemble offers a programme of piano quintets in November, taking us on a journey from the early works for this medium to the rich repertoire of Romantic quintets for piano and string quartet. In January, the ever-popular Wihan Quartet are joined by additional players to present quintets and sextets by Dvořák, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. We also hear Dvořák’s Cypresses for string quartet. March sees the London Bridge Trio and guests perform a weekend of music by Mendelssohn and Schumann. As with their highly successful Mozart weekend in 2015, the programme has been jointly curated by Richard Wigmore and Daniel Tong, pianist with the Trio. The season finishes in April 2017 when the Vienna Piano Trio perform five concerts of complete Schubert trio works over the Easter weekend. Some of the composer’s duo works are also included, as are several works by other major composers. Individual concert tickets are also available to purchase. See page 11 for prices and how to book.
Prices include accommodation, most meals, admittance to the concerts and talks, and much else besides.
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The Castle Hotel in Taunton is renowned for its excellent service, for comforts traditional and modern and for its superb catering. It has been owned and run by the Chapman family for over sixty years.
The Swan Hotel & Spa in Lavenham, Suffolk, has been an inn since 1667. The hotel spreads through a number of contiguous half-timber buildings which date to the 15th and 16th centuries.
Music weekends have been held here since 1977, and Martin Randall Music Management took over the running of them in 2003. Concerts take place in the Music Room.
The hotel’s forty-five bedrooms have been recently renovated in a pleasingly restrained manner which retains their historical character. Most bathrooms have a bath with shower fitment (only one has a walk-in shower). A limited number bedrooms are available on the ground floor.
The hotel’s forty-four bedrooms are individually and charmingly decorated and well equipped. Doubles and twins are mainly of a good size and vary in outlook. Single rooms, while comfortable, are small and have single beds – for this reason we do not charge a single supplement for them. The largest – Garden Rooms – are in the remains of the twelfth-century castle overlooking the garden. Each has a sitting area and separate dressing room. The majority of rooms have a bath with a shower fitment. The hotel has a lift, though some bedrooms are then accessed via stairs. The Music Room is on a mezzanine level, up a flight of stairs from the lobby – there is provision for wheelchair users (please ask us for information). Taunton lies on the doorstep of Exmoor and the Quantocks, areas with some of the loveliest countryside in England. www.the-castle-hotel.com
There is a bar, extensive lounge areas and a brasserie – though our group meals are served in the hall, which is separate to this. In 2015 the hotel opened the Weavers’ House Spa. Service is of a high standard. The hotel has a car park which is free of charge for guests. Due to the historical nature of the building, the hotel does not have a lift, and on the ground floor there are steps to negotiate here and there. If you have access requirements, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can discuss your specific needs with the hotel. Lavenham is only around 60 miles from London and yet it feels a world apart, and an age away. Surrounded by gently rolling farming country, this Suffolk village is noted for its outstanding 15th-century church and half-timbered mediaeval houses. www.theswanatlavenham.co.uk
The Heath Quartet 7–9 October 2016 (md 889)..................................... 4
London Bridge Trio & Friends 3–5 March 2017 (md 161)......................................... 7
The Schubert Ensemble 18–20 November 2016 (md 948)........................... 5
The Vienna Piano Trio 14–17 April 2017 (md 223) | Easter...................... 8
The Wihan Quartet & Friends 13–15 January 2017 (md 111)................................ 6
Booking form & conditions..................................... 9–10 Further practicalities..................................................... 11
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The Heath Quartet Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven Concert 1: Friday 7 October, 5.00pm Pre-concert talk at 4.30pm Haydn String Quartet in B minor, Op.33 No.1 Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 Mozart String Quartet No.19 in C, K.465, Dissonant
Concert 2: Saturday 8 October, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am J.S. Bach Chorale Preludes: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier BWV731; Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Her BWV662; In dulci jubilo BWV608 Haydn String Quartet in F sharp minor, Op.50 No.4 Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, Op.130
Concert 3: Saturday 8 October, 5.00pm Pre-concert talk at 4.30pm
7–9 October 2016 (md 889) 3 days • Price: from £700 Oliver Heath violin • Cerys Jones violin Gary Pomeroy viola • Christopher Murray cello Speaker: Misha Donat Formed in 2002 at the Royal Northern College of Music, the dynamic and charismatic Heath Quartet are fast earning a reputation as one of the most exciting British chamber groups. Recipients in 2013 of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award, they have won various other prizes and appear regularly at major centres, often collaborating with leading artists and composers. They have established a relationship with London’s Wigmore Hall which sees them perform a complete cycle of Bartók quartets there in 2015–16, and at least two further series are planned. All four members of the Quartet hold teaching positions at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Their programme at Lavenham focuses mainly on the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven – those of the two latter composers being indebted to the first. Debussy and Dvořák also each make an appearance, and we hear three Chorale Preludes by J.S. Bach, which the Quartet performed recently on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. The speaker Misha Donat has given many radio talks and pre-concert talks at a number of venues in Britain and has lectured at universities here and in the USA.
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Haydn String Quartet in F minor, Op.20 No.5 Mozart String Quartet No.16 in E flat, K.428 Beethoven String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132
Concert 4: Sunday 9 October, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Beethoven String Quartet No.12 in E flat, Op.127 Dvořák String Quartet in G, Op.106
Practicalities Prices – per person. Two sharing: standard double or twin £720; superior double or twin £790; junior suite £830; suite £930. Single occupancy: single room (single bed) £700; double for sole use £750. Included meals: breakfasts, 2 afternoon teas, 2 dinners. Optional return coach transfers, price: £30. We are offering coach transfers between Colchester Station and the hotel, timed to meet the following trains: Friday 7 October: 13.02–14.04, London Liverpool Street (LST)–Colchester Station (COL). Sunday 9 October: 14.30–15.44, Colchester (COL)– London Liverpool Street (LST). We cannot make the train ticket booking on your behalf. The times above are correct as of January 2016, but are subject to change – we will advise if this happens and adjust our coach times accordingly. For hotel details, see page 3. For further practicalities and individual concert ticket sales, see page 11.
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The Schubert Ensemble Great Piano Quintets 18–20 November 2016 (md 948) 3 days • Price: from £750 William Howard piano • Simon Blendis violin Alexandra Wood violin • Jane Salmon cello Douglas Paterson viola • Peter Buckoke double bass Speakers: members of the Ensemble The Schubert Ensemble, formed in 1983, is established as one of the world’s leading exponents of music for piano and strings. It has performed worldwide and has recorded over thirty critically-acclaimed CDs. The group appears regularly at London’s Wigmore Hall, and has an established relationship with King’s Place which has resulted in a number of concert series. This is the ensemble’s third music weekend at The Castle Hotel in Taunton. Their programme includes some of the most important works for piano quintet, including Robert Schumann’s Quintet in E flat, written in 1842, the first notable work written for piano and string quartet. Widely acclaimed at the time, it inspired many later Romantic composers to write in the genre, including Brahms, whose monumental F minor Quintet is one the most frequently performed of all, and Dvořák, whose contribution is infused with Czech folk song and dance. We also hear Franck’s passionate Piano Quintet, Gabriel Fauré’s exquisite First Piano Quintet (Op.89) and a rarely heard but gorgeously lyrical work by Bruch. The final concert of the weekend returns to the early nineteenth century with Hummel’s Quintet in E flat Op.87 (1802) and Schubert’s much loved Trout Quintet, which both feature double bass in the line-up. Members of the ensemble give talks and demonstrations before the performances, a feature of their concerts for which they are famed and which they do brilliantly. They will be present throughout the weekend and at dinner, providing ample opportunities to talk to them further.
Concert 1: Friday 18 November, 6.00pm Musical introduction & talk at 5.30pm Bruch Piano Quintet in G minor Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Concert 2: Saturday 19 November, 11.00am Musical introduction & talk at 10.30am
Concert 3: Saturday 19 November, 6.00pm Musical introduction & talk at 5.30pm Fauré Piano Quintet No.1 in D minor, Op.89 Dvořák Piano Quintet in A, Op.81
Concert 4: Sunday 20 November, 11.00am Musical introduction & talk at 10.30am Hummel Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.87 Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D667, The Trout
Practicalities Prices – per person. Two sharing: standard double or twin £750; garden room £890. Single occupancy: single room (single bed) £750. We may be able to offer double rooms for sole use at around 10 weeks prior to the weekend at £800. Included meals: breakfasts, 2 afternoon teas, 2 dinners. ‘No dinners’: if you would prefer to make your own dinner arrangements, there is a reduction of £80 per person. For hotel details, see page 3. For further practicalities and individual concert ticket sales, see page 11.
Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44 Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
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The Wihan Quartet & Friends Quintets, Sextets & Cypresses Speaker Richard Wigmore is a Music writer, lecturer and regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3. He also writes for BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone.
Concert 1: Friday 13 January, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm Dvořák Cypresses for String Quartet (selection) Mozart String Quintet No.4 in G minor, K.516 Dvořák String Sextet in A, Op.48
Concert 2: Saturday 14 January, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Dvořák Cypresses for String Quartet (selection) Beethoven String Quintet in C, Op.29 Schubert String Quintet in C, D956
Concert 3: Saturday 14 January, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm 13–15 January 2017 (md 111) 3 days • Price: from £730
Dvořák Cypresses for String Quartet (selection) Dvořák String Quintet in E flat, Op.97, American Brahms String Sextet No.1 in B flat, Op.18
ˇ Leoš Cepický violin • Jan Schulmeister violin ˇ Jakub Cepický viola • Aleš Kasprík ˇ cello
Concert 4: Sunday 15 January, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am
with guests: Josef Kluson viola • Michal Kanka cello
Dvořák Cypresses for String Quartet (selection) Mozart String Quintet No.3 in C, K.515 Brahms String Sextet No.2 in G, Op.36
Speaker: Richard Wigmore The Wihan Quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015, is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s finest chamber ensembles. The group is particularly noted for its interpretations of Romantic Czech music, and their programme includes a substantial dose of the music it is best-known for: that of fellow countryman, Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904).
Practicalities
The weekend is mainly devoted to music for string quintet and sextet by five giants of chamber music repertoire: Dvořák, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms.
‘No dinners’: if you would prefer to make your own dinner arrangements on both evenings, there is a reduction of £80 per person.
Dvořák originally scored his eighteen Cypresses, settings of poems by Gustav Pfleger-Moravsky, for voice and piano in 1865, later arranging twelve of them for string quartet. We hear two or three of these at the start of each concert.
For hotel details, see page 3. For further practicalities and individual concert ticket sales, see page 11.
Prices – per person. Two sharing: standard double or twin £730; garden room £870. Single occupancy: single room (single bed) £730. We may be able to offer double rooms for sole use at around 10 weeks prior to the weekend at £780. Included meals: breakfasts, 2 afternoon teas, 2 dinners.
The Wihan Quartet are joined by Josef Kluson (viola) and Michal Kanka (cello), members of the Prazak Quartet; the two groups perform together regularly. Josef and Michal studied at the Prague Conservatory, where the Prazak Quartet was formed in 1972.
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London Bridge Trio & Friends A weekend of Schumann & Mendelssohn 3–5 March 2017 (md 161) 3 days • Price: from £750 Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin Kate Gould cello Daniel Tong piano with guests: Lucy Gould violin Gary Pomeroy viola • Stephan Loges baritone Speaker: Richard Wigmore For Robert Schumann, Mendelssohn was ‘the Mozart of the 19th century’. Mendelssohn in turn revered his contemporary, conducting Schumann’s symphonies and playing in his chamber music. This weekend celebrates the musical friendship between two great German early Romantics in works that range from Mendelssohn’s astonishing early A minor Quartet – a homage to late Beethoven – to Schumann’s gloriously uplifting Piano Quintet. En route we take in piano trios by both composers, including Mendelssohn’s D minor Trio, and songs familiar (Schumann’s Dichterliebe) and unfamiliar. Our Schumann-Mendelssohn celebration is far from an allmale affair. While their sex prevented them from pursuing a full-time career, both Schumann’s wife Clara and Mendelssohn’s elder sister Fanny were gifted composers who are at last beginning to receive their due. Fanny Mendelssohn’s string quartet has a power and passion that might surprise the unwary, while Clara Schumann’s piano trio is so melodically rich and skilfully written that early critics assumed it must be her husband’s work. The London Bridge Trio, one of the UK’s most thrilling chamber ensembles, have performed at major concert venues throughout the UK and recorded to critical acclaim. They regularly collaborate with guest performers to present larger chamber works. Lucy Gould is violinist with the Gould Piano Trio, one of the finest chamber groups in the UK. Gary Pomeroy is violist of the award-winning Heath Quartet. Baritone Stephan Loges was an early winner of the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition and has appeared on concert, opera and recital stages worldwide. Speaker Richard Wigmore is a Music writer, lecturer and regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3.
Concert 2: Saturday 4 March, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66
Concert 3: Saturday 4 March, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm Mendelssohn Lieder (selection to be confirmed) Schumann Liederkreis Op.24 & Dichterliebe Op.48
Concert 4: Sunday 5 March, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Mendelssohn String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat
Practicalities Prices – per person. Two sharing: standard double or twin £750; garden room £890. Single occupancy: single room (single bed) £750. We may be able to offer double rooms for sole use at around 10 weeks prior to the weekend at £800. Included meals: breakfasts, 2 afternoon teas, 2 dinners.
Concert 1: Friday 3 March, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm
‘No dinners’: if you would prefer to make your own dinner arrangements on both evenings, there is a reduction of £80 per person.
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17 Robert Schumann Piano Trio No.2 in F
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The Vienna Piano Trio Complete Schubert Trios attend a church service or to explore the surrounding area. There will also be an optional excursion, details of which will be sent to participants with final balance reminders, around ten weeks before the event. Speaker Richard Wigmore is a Music writer, lecturer and regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3.
Concert 1: Friday 14 April, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm Mozart Piano Trio No.6 in G, K.564 Schönberg Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 (1899) Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D898
Concert 2: Saturday 15 April, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Haydn Piano Trio in B flat, Hob.XV:20 Herzogenberg Piano Trio No.2 in D minor, Op.36 14–17 April 2017 (md 223) 4 days • Price: from £960 David McCarroll violin • Matthias Gredler cello Stefan Mendl piano Speaker: Richard Wigmore One of the outstanding chamber ensembles of our times, the Vienna Piano Trio has toured extensively in Europe, the Americas and the Far East since its formation in 1988. They were Resident Ensemble at Wigmore Hall during the 2011–12 season, and have also been resident at the Vienna Konzerthaus since 2006. This will be the Trio’s ninth music weekend at The Castle Hotel in Taunton. Schubert is the dominant theme of their programme, which will include the complete set of his works for piano trio, and two duo works – the sonata (D821) which was originally famously written for arpeggione (an early-19thcentury string instrument) and piano is almost always performed on the cello, as it is here by Matthias Gredler. During the course of the weekend, we also hear music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, and Romantic composer Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900). The Trio also performs Eduard Steuermann’s arrangement of Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht, one of the composer’s most popular and more accessible works. Usually our music weekends take place from Friday until Sunday – this weekend is a day longer with an extra concert. Easter Sunday morning is free, leaving time to
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Concert 3: Saturday 15 April, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm Schubert Sonata for cello & piano in A minor, D821 Schubert Fantasy in C for violin & piano, D934 Brahms Piano Trio No.1 in B, Op.8
Concert 4: Sunday 16 April, 6.00pm Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm Haydn Piano Trio in G, Hob.XV:25, Gypsy Rondo Schubert Piano Trio No.2 in E flat, D929
Concert 5: Monday 17 April, 11.00am Pre-concert talk at 10.30am Schubert Sonata Movement in B flat for piano trio, D28 Schubert Notturno in E flat for piano trio, D897 Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Op.97, Archduke
Practicalities Prices – per person. Two sharing: standard double or twin £960; garden room £1,130. Single occupancy: single room (single bed) £960. We may be able to offer double rooms for sole use at around 10 weeks prior to the weekend at £1,035. Included meals: breakfasts, 3 afternoon teas, 3 dinners. ‘No dinners’: if you would prefer to make your own dinner arrangements on all three evenings, there is a reduction of £120 per person. For hotel details, see page 3. For further practicalities and individual concert ticket sales, see page 11.
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Weekend(s) – please tick all that you are booking: ☐ The Heath Quartet The Swan Hotel, Lavenham 7–9 October 2016 (md 889) ☐ The Schubert Ensemble The Castle Hotel, Taunton 18–20 November 2016 (md 948) ☐ The Wihan Quartet & Friends The Castle Hotel, Taunton 13–15 January 2017 (md 111) ☐ The London Bridge Trio & Friends The Castle Hotel, Taunton 3–5 March 2017 (md 161) ☐ The Vienna Piano Trio The Castle Hotel, Taunton 14–17 April 2017 – Easter weekend (md 223)
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Booking details Booking the residential package
Tickets to individual concerts
We recommend that you contact us first to make a booking option which we will hold for one week.
Prices. Morning concerts: £24. Evening concerts: £25. The price includes admission to pre-concert talks, an interval drink and a programme booklet.
To confirm your place(s), please then send your booking form and the deposit to us within this period – deposits amount to 10% of the total price of your booking. If you are booking within ten weeks of the event, we require full payment. Alternatively, you can book online, without the need to contact us first, at www.martinrandall.com.
For the weekend in Lavenham, please contact us on 020 8742 3355 or e-mail info@martinrandall.co.uk. For weekends in Taunton, please contact The Castle Hotel directly for individual concert tickets, on 01823 272 671 or visit the-castle-hotel.com/ticketing.
Extending your stay Please contact us for a quote if you would like to stay at the hotel for a night either side of a music weekend, or request this on your booking form.
How strenuous? Everything takes place within the confines of the hotel. Please read the hotels information on page 3 if you use a wheelchair or have difficulties with negotiating stairs, and do contact us if you would like to discuss your access requirements in general.
Booking conditions Our contract with you. From the time we receive your signed booking form and initial payment, a contract exists between you and Martin Randall Travel Ltd. Insurance. As a condition of booking with us overseas residents must take out travel insurance for the duration of the event (including extra nights). This should include full cover for medical treatment, including for medical conditions, repatriation, loss of property and cancellation charges. We also recommend that UK residents take out insurance which would protect you in the event of cancellation and the loss or theft of belongings. If you cancel. If you have to cancel your participation in the event, there would be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before the event’s start date, the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost will be due: from 56 to 29 days: from 28 to 15 days: from 14 to 3 days: within 48 hours:
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