Underground line U1 to Klosterstern
Bus 34 to Oberstraße
Bus 109 to Sophienterrassen
Description
In the 1820s, Berlin was gradually catching up with the important music capitals of Europe – and it was above all a well-connected family that was particularly to thank for its upswing and reputation. On Sunday afternoons between 14:00 and 16:00, people gathered every two weeks for the Mendelssohns’ »Sunday Music«, a concert series that soon enjoyed a legendary reputation. The octet by the sixteen-year-old Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was one of the works premiered during these Sunday concerts. It can not only be considered one of the greatest masterpieces of all chamber music, but also a »testimony and symbol of radiant youth« (Eric Werner) and a sign of Berlin’s aspirations in the era of idealism.
Just as Mendelssohn’s composition can stand for a new, humanistically influenced Berlin, Enescu’s work – also the work of a highly gifted young man – does the same for Paris. Even the basic idea of this octet is »Parisian«: the traditional four movements of the late Romantic cyclical form – main movement, scherzo, adagio and finale – are thematically interlocked in such a way that a single monumental structure is created. As in the prototypes of this »multi-movement in single-movement form«, such as César Franck’s piano quintet, Enescu also inserts his main theme in a motto-like leitmotif between all the sub-movements. The moments of thematic recurrence function as poetic turning points in the form.
Performers
Mitglieder des NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchesters
Ulrike Payer piano
Programme
Jacques Ibert
Trois pièces brèves für Bläserquintett
Claude Paul Taffanel
Quintett für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Horn g-Moll
Jean Françaix
Quintett Nr. 1 für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott und Horn
Francis Poulenc
Sextett für Bläserquintett und Klavier FP 100
Promoter: NDR
Location : Rolf-Liebermann-Studio
The Rolf-Liebermann-Studio was a Jewish temple until 1938. Destroyed in the Pogrom Night, ownership of the current Rolf-Liebermann-Studio passed over to the city authorities in 1941, and later to the former Northwest German Broadcasting, which arranged its conversion into a large concert hall. With its classical music concerts, readings, matinees and jazz concerts, the studio is one of the first ports of call for the culturally aware today.
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Getting Here
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Parking
The studio can also be reached easily by car, however parking spaces in the area are very limited.
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Accessibility
The main entrance and the concert hall itself are fully accessible for visitors with limited mobility.
The hall also has an audio induction loop in place for visitors with hearing impairments.

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