Music for Piano and Wind Instruments
This is an intimate musical conversation between piano and five wind instruments – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn.
At the heart of the programme is the first movement of Mozart’s magnificent Quintet for Piano and Winds – a work the composer himself regarded as one of his greatest achievements. After its premiere, he famously wrote to his father, Leopold, “I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life.”
Alongside this masterpiece, the ensemble performs Samuel Barber’s laconic and bluesy Summer Music, Malcolm Arnold’s spirited Sea Shanties and music by Louise Farrenc and Mel Bonis. Together, these works showcase Sinfonia Cymru’s ability to blend musical colours, textures, and emotions, creating a performance as dynamic as it is refined.