Carducci Quartet with Julian Bliss& Friends

For their final concert the quartet will be joined by the renowned clarinettist Julian Bliss to play two of the best-loved chamber works in the repertoire: Mozart’s hauntingly beautiful Clarinet Quintet and Schubert’s large scale – symphonic-like – but light-hearted and brilliant Octet. The Octet was written towards the end of Schubert’s life and was inspired by a request to compose a chamber work along the lines of Beethoven’s very popular Septet. Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet was written in 1789 for the clarinettist Anton Stadler, for whom he also wrote his Clarinet Concerto. 

Matthew Denton Violin
Michelle Fleming Violin
Eoin Schmidt-Martin Viola
Emma Denton Cello
Julian Bliss Clarinet
Joanna Shewan Bassoon
Neil Shewan Horn
Daniel Storer Double Bass