Programme hotes THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND for fu in association with THE ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND and THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY LONTANO Ingrid Culliford (flute) Andrew Marriner (clarinet) Ruth Crouch (violin) Garth Knox (viola) Melissa Phelps (cello) Odaline de la Martinez (piano) Elmwood Hall 7.30 p.m., 30 October 1982

FLUTE QUARTET in C major, K285b Allegro apa Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) edT bas Thema (Andante) con variazioni iqqo Iduob bwoddot doin ons opsJJA Mozart's solo wind works present many problems for the editor, since in many cases the autograph manuscript has disappeared. To cut a long and involved (though interest- ing!) story short, it is considered most likely that the Allegro of this quartet was composed by Mozart at least as far as bar 158, but probably completed by another hand, and that the second movement was arranged by someone other than Mozart from the variation movement of the Wind Serenade, K361. Such arrangements were of course very common at the time to facilitate more performances of a piece. The Allegro is a straightforward sonata form move- ment, and the Andante is followed by six variations of which the fourth is in the minor and the fifth is marked Adagio. SERENADE in D major, op. 25, for flute, violin and viola Entrata: Allegro Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Tempo ordinario d'un Minuetto Allegro molto Andante con variazioni aid Allegro scherzando e vivace ogy Adagio - Allegro vivace disinvolto In the true tradition of the serenade, this work is a delightful, witty piece of entertainment or, dare I say,

background music. The Entrata, as its name suggests, imitates trumpet calls. The second movement is a minuet with two trios. The Allegro molto is a ternary piece in D minor with a short coda. The G major Andante illustrates Beethoven's enrichment of the light texture by means of double-stopping; there are three variations and a coda. Allegro scherzando which follows is a Beethovenian scherzo. sdd The The last movement is the most substantial, if that is the right word, and is preceded by a slow introduction. 'Disinvolto' means 'jaunty' or 'unconstrained'. The former meaning perhaps characterises the main theme of this rondo, the latter the hectic coda. doub s to soona ******************** i sds INTERVAL revca mot stanna be TO? To anoitainev ******************** QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME Olivier Messiaen (b 1908) 101 He "I saw a mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, and standing upon the sea and upon the earth, lifted up his hand to heaven, and swore by Him that liveth for ever and ever, saying: THERE

SHALL BE TIME NO LONGER; but in the days of the trumpet of the seventh angel, the mystery of God shall be finished". (Revelation, 10, 1-7) The circumstances of this work's composition are al- most more well-known than the music itself. Suffice it to say that the combination of instruments for which it is scored, violin, clarinet, cello and piano, derives from ent the fortuitous availability of performers on these instru- ments during Messiaen's imprisonment in Stalag VIII-A during the last war, Messiaen himself being the pianist. the last war, Messiaen himse has wola ing the pla As with many of Messiaen's works, his particular brand of Catholic mysticism plays a profound part in the quartet's symbolism. Apparent also is the influence of bird-song, of which he has made a life-long study, plainchant and oriental music. Style and philosophy merge in Messiaen: his rhythmic patterns produce music which is athletic yet without move- ment; his harmonies form shifting colours without progressing. (AND THERE SHALL BE TIME NO LONGER). Amongst 20th century composers his music is uniquely communicative. As he him- self has said "it is enough to listen to the music", though he might have added that we must not expect his music to develop or progress in the classical manner. 1. Crystal Liturgy .onsig A layered texture: bird song for clarinet and violin, harmonics on the cello welded by a chordal ostin- ato on the piano. to on 2. Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of Time Brief, stormy sections for all the instruments frame a cantilena for violin and cello. The piano chords are "drops of water in the rainbow", the rainbow circling the head of the mighty Angel.

3. Abyss of the Birds Rabz ok IT 38 JAHR Solo clarinet. "There is great contrast between the desolation of Time (the abyss) and the joy of the bird-songs (desire of the eternal light)". (Messiaen) 4. Intermezzo A short dance-like movement for violin, cello and clar- inet. 5. In praise of the Eternity of Jesus An infinitely slow cantilena for cello and piano. brand valusid 6. 20 aid Dance of Fury, for the seven trumpets 10 mai todnive Istre This rhythmic tour-de-force uses all the instruments in unison. 7. Cluster of rainbows, for the Angel who announces the end of Time astomA ON MIT E LIAGE 3 A companion piece to movement 2, "rainbow" music alternating with sterner material. 8. In praise of the Immortality of Jesus A companion piece to movement 5, for violin and piano. Programme notes by Anthony F Carver

Formed in 1976 from students at the Royal Academy of Music, LONTANO has established itself as one of the fore- most groups specialising in 20th century music. The number of players can vary from one or two to fourteen or eighteen, allowing considerable diversity in the repertory. Lontano has figured prominently in BBC Radio 3's "Music in our Time" series, and has toured widely in England and Wales, France, Germany and Eastern Europe. Plans for the group now extend into the mid-1980's. The group's director, Odaline de la Martinez, was born in Cuba in 1949, and studied at the RAM (1972-6). She is also a composer with performances at Montreux, Istanbul, Hawaii, New York, London and elsewhere to her credit. **************** NEXT RECITAL Monday, 29 November, 7.30 p.m. Members' Rooms, Balmoral ENDELLION STRING QUARTET with Shuna Wilson (cello) Debussy String Quartet Webern Five Pieces, op. 5 Schubert String Quintet in C major

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