Mozart, Debussy and Roussel

Mozart Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285
Ropartz Prélude, Marine et Chansons
Debussy Syrinx, L. 129
Bax Elegiac Trio, GP 178
Roussel Sérénade, Op. 30

Anthony Robb flute
Lucy Wakeford harp
Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra come to the Holywell Music Room for flute-led chamber music that celebrates heritage while also reflecting on loss. English composer Arnold Bax sympathised profoundly with the Irish rebels who rose up against British rule in 1916 and faced terrible consequences. His Elegiac Trio reflects on all that was lost in that episode just as Guy Ropartz’s Prélude, Marine et Chansons enshrines the composer’s love for Brittany. Light and joy come courtesy of Roussel’s bright, compact and melodious Sérénade and a Flute Quintet by Mozart which demands spectacular virtuosity from every instrument.