Lunchtime Concert - Shining Septet
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
- Cost: $20 general admission
- More information: Bookings
- Contact: Martin Victory Concert Manager
- Email: concertmanager@adelaide.edu.au
Lloyd Van’t Hoff clarinet
Emma Gregan horn
Mark Gaydon bassoon
Elizabeth Layton violin
Steven King viola
Thomas Marlin cello
Rob Nairn double bass
Beethoven Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20
An all-star ensemble of Elder Conservatorium staff performing one of Beethoven’s most popular works. “That damned thing… I wish it were burnt” – Beethoven fumed over this septet, not from lack of audience appreciation but because it was such a hit he felt that it was overshadowing his more ground-breaking works. Although written with a strong eye to commercial success, he was still somewhat revolutionary here, featuring more than one wind instrument with strings and allowing them all (apart from the bass) solo passages.