Bruch & Gatti
Symphonic richness
Chamber music is often intimate and intricate, but it can also be grand and sumptuous. The two pieces in this concert demonstrate the expressive possibilities inherent in larger ensembles.
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Luigi Gatti’s Sextet is tuneful, charming and captivating throughout its half-hour duration. All six instruments get their moments in the spotlight, but when they come together they create something more than the sum of their parts.
Max Bruch wrote his String Octet in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, but this music really belongs to the world of Schubert, Brahms and Mendelssohn: ravishing and melodic. Bruch’s ensemble of eight instruments here includes a double bass rather than the customary second cello, which gives this work an almost symphonic depth and richness.
Program
GATTI Sextet
BRUCH String Octet
Artists
MUSICIANS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Please note, the musicians featured in the photo above may not appear in this concert.
Presenting Partner
