LNSO. BEETHOVEN VS ŠMITE

The LNSO Wind Quintet: Maija ZANDBERGA – flute, Egils UPATNIEKS – oboe, Mārtiņš CIRCENIS – clarinet, Jānis SEMJONOVS – bassoon, Artūrs ŠULTS – French horn

Agnese EGLIŅA – piano

Programme:

• Mauricio KAGEL 4 parts from the cycle Ludwig van
• Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat major, Op.16
• André JOLIVET Chant de Linosfor flute and piano
• Gundega ŠMITE Trokšņu iela for instrumental ensemble
• Jean FRANÇAIX L'heure du Berger 

Beethoven, Old Riga, Linos – indeed, no meeting or voyage is impossible in music. The thespian Kagel sends his best anniversary wishes to Beethoven, whose quintet was, in turn, inspired by Mozart. Šmite’s composition takes us for a walk through Old Riga, where we can hear the sounds of Trokšņu Street, whereas Jolivet’s Mediterranean cruise takes us to the island of Linos, the home of only a few hundred people. Françaix encounters shepherds, and the LNSO’s Wind Quintet together with Agnese Egliņa bring it all together. To make things more interesting, one of the performers will have learned the basics of percussion, but only the concert will reveal which one of them will display their new skills.