Coull Quartet
Roger Coull and Philip Gallaway violins
Jonathan Barritt viola | Nicholas Roberts cello
with Martin Outram viola
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703
Simpson String Quintet No 1
Beethoven String Quintet in C Op 29
With such close ties to Robert Simpson, only the Coull Quartet could be the right fit to open a Festival celebrating the composer’s works and the music of those composers he loved, especially Beethoven whose 250th birthday was to have been celebrated with the 2020 Festival.
The Coull enjoyed many years of working with Simpson, commissioning the Quartet No 10 to celebrate their tenth anniversary in 1984, in the early days of their residency at Warwick University. They premiered three of his Quartets and this Quintet, and have recorded all of these works for Hyperion over the years.
Joined by Martin Outram from the Maggini Quartet, this concert also gives a rare opportunity to hear Beethoven’s Quintet, which paired with the Simpson offers a beautiful synergy with which to begin our much-loved Festival.
Coull Quartet
Roger Coull and Philip Gallaway violins
Jonathan Barritt viola | Nicholas Roberts cello
The Robert Simpson Centenary Concert
Simpson Quartet No 10 ‘For Peace’
Beethoven Quartet in C Op 59 No 3 ‘Razumovsky’
Leamington Music is delighted to include two one-hour concerts from the Coull Quartet in the Midsummer Music Festival. The Coull has long-championed the music of the Leamington-born composer Robert Simpson, and commissioned his Quartet No 10 (which features in the second concert) for their tenth anniversary celebrations in 1984.
Concert generously sponsored by Investec and supported by David Morris
A discount is on offer if you wish to book tickets for both Coull Quartet concerts on this date – please contact the Leamington Music office by emailing helen@leamingtonmusic.org or calling 01926 497000 to take advantage of this.
Concert will run straight through with no interval
Coull Quartet
Roger Coull and Philip Gallaway violins
Jonathan Barritt viola | Nicholas Roberts cello
Sibelius Quartet in D minor Op 56 ‘Voces Intimae’
Villa-Lobos Canto Lirico (from Quartet No 1)
Haydn Quartet in F Op 50 No 5 ‘The Dream’
Leamington Music is delighted to include two one-hour concerts from the Coull Quartet in the Midsummer Music Festival. The Coull has long-championed the music of the Leamington-born composer Robert Simpson, and commissioned his Quartet No 10 (which features in the second concert) for their tenth anniversary celebrations in 1984. Simpson himself was a champion of Sibelius and Haydn which makes for a lovely connection in this first programme.
Concert generously sponsored by Investec and supported by David Morris
Concert will run straight through with no interval