Hommages

Programa de Concierto

Krzysztof Penderecki

Clarinet Quartet**

I. Notturno. Adagio

II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo

III. Serenade. Tempo di Valse

IV. Abschied. Larghetto

Bernhard Henrik Crusell

Clarinet Quartet N°2 in C Minor, Opus 4

I. Allegro molto agitato

II. Meuetto

III. Pastorale. Un poco allegro

IV. Rondo. Allegro

Pause

Franz Schubert

String Quintet in C Major, D. 956

I. Allegro ma non troppo

II. Adagio

III. Scherzo (Presto)-Trio (Andante sostenuto)

IV. Allegretto

**Premiere in Chile

About the Programm

Hommages

Music has always looked to the past, in dialogue with the works and creators that preceded it. In this programme, the concept of homage is deployed on different levels: from the direct influence of composers on their successors to the subtle resonance of a common language. Each work presented here is in some way a tribute, whether conscious or implicit, to a constantly evolving chamber music tradition.

The programme opens with Krzysztof Penderecki's Quartet for clarinet and strings, a work said to have been inspired by Schubert's String Quintet in C major. Although not definitively documented, the spirit of Schubert seems to permeate this score, in its treatment of the clarinet as the solo voice and its introspective atmosphere. Penderecki, with his characteristically expressive language, transforms the quartet into a space of tension and lyricism, exploring dark timbres and structures that evoke tradition while reinventing it.

It is followed by Bernhard Crusell's Quartet for Clarinet and Strings No. 2 in C minor. Although this work has no direct connection to the concept of homage, Crusell, a 19th century Finnish-Swedish virtuoso clarinettist and composer, wrote extensively for his instrument, contributing to the consolidation of his repertoire. His second quartet stands out for its romantic expressiveness and melodic fluidity, integrating the clarinet with the strings in a balanced and elegant dialogue. In the context of the programme, it can be understood as a tribute to idiomatic writing for clarinet, exploring both its cantabile and agile capacity.

The programme culminates with Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C major, D. 956, one of the masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire. Written in the last months of his life, this quintet is a personal tribute by the composer to two of his great predecessors: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, who also experimented with this type of ensemble. The choice of the key of C major is in itself a nod to his models, but Schubert takes the form to new heights, broadening its emotional expression with unrivalled harmonic and timbral richness. His use of the second cello - rather than a second viola, as in Mozart's quintets - creates a unique depth of sound, unfolding in movements of astonishing beauty and drama.

Through these works, Homenajes maps influences and connections, reminding us that music is an art built on memory, where each new creation carries echoes of the past, reinventing it for the future.

Artists in this Concert