This celebration of musical games and mirrors features Der Spiegel, a work for two violinists reading the same music – one upside-down. De Machaut’s Mafinestmon commencement plays forwards then backwards. Pärt’s 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
