Heyday of the Basset Horn

Andrea Del Bianco, Piano
Nina Höhn, Clarinet
Rita Karin Meier, Basset horn
Wen-Chun Lin, Violin
Seraina Pfenninger, Violin
Natalia Mosca, Viola
Luzius Gartmann, Violoncello

At the centre of the 2nd Brunch & Lunch Concert is the basset horn, which is related to the clarinet. Around 1760 the first instruments appeared which were characterized by a bend in the tubing and a metal bell. His dark, delicate and almost melancholic tone inspired composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Girolamo Salieri (clarinet virtuoso and a nephew of Antonio Salieri) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, from whom the works of this Foyer Concerto originate. Besides Rita Karin Meier (Basset horn), will play Nina Höhn (Clarinet), Andrea Del Bianco (Piano), Wen-Chun Lin and Seraina Pfenninger (Violins), Natalia Mosca (Viola) and Luzius Gartmann (Violoncello).

Program
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 -1847)
Concert piece No. 1 F minor for clarinet, basset horn and piano

Girolamo Salieri (about 1796 - 1867)
Introduction, Thema con Variationi for basset horn and string quartet

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Introduction, theme and variations for clarinet and string quartet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Quintet for Clarinet, Basset Horn, Violin, Viola and Violoncello KV Appendix 90

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Concert piece no. 2 d minor for clarinet, basset horn and piano

A wide variety of ensemble formations consisting of members of the Philharmonia Zurich will again be presenting works of chamber music in our informal, intimate Brunch & Lunch concert series this season. Together with the musicians, discover forgotten gems, unusual arrangements of well-known works, and embark upon extraordinary auditive adventures.

Brunch concerts begin at 11.15 a.m. on Sundays, followed by brunch at the Restaurant Belcanto. Concert and brunch cost CHF 6O including a welcome glass of champagne (students: CHF 52 / children 16 and under: CHF 32).

Lunch concerts – featuring the same programme – are repeated the following day at 12.OO noon, and do not include a culinary option. Tickets: CHF 2O (students: CHF 18).

The Brunch & Lunch Concerts are supported by Evelyn und Herbert Axelrod