From the musical games of Mozart’s music to the playful patterns in Bartók and beyond, the mysteries of mathematics are never far from the surface of classical music.
This playful one-off concert with the world-class musicians of Ensemble 360, celebrates musical games and mirrors, exploring the fascinating relationships between music, numbers and patterns.
Der Spiegel, Mozart’s work for two violinists features two musicians reading the same music – in opposite directions. De Machaut’s Ma fin est mon commencement plays forwards then backwards.
Pärt’s masterpiece for cello and piano Spiegel im Spiegel and Debussy’s Reflets dans l’eau explore reflective textures, while the concert culminates with Bartók’s String Quartet No.4, a masterful musical arch showcasing symmetry, structure and the enchanting interplay of mirrored sounds.
Tonight's programme:-
De Machaut Ma fin est mon commencement (arr. trio)
Picforth In Nomine (arr. chamber ensemble)
Attrib. Mozart Der Spiegel
Cage Book One from ‘Music of Changes’
Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
Debussy Reflets dans l’eau
Bartók String Quartet No.4
