Ensemble Échappée

Sweet DissonanceEnsemble Échappée's programme zooms in dissonance, something we experience in life as well as music.

Framing the programme are Webern’s fleeting Bagatelles, which were described by his teacher Arnold Schoenberg as “a novel in a single gesture, joy in a single breath”.

Heard in this context, the sunny melodies of Mozart’s famed Dissonance Quartet-so named for a single shocking note-reveal deeper layers of poignancy.

The programme reaches peak indulgence in the fin-de-siècle romanticism of Fritz Kreisler’s rarely heard String Quartet (1919).

Mozart, Kreisler, and Webern all use dissonance to communicate complex human feelings-but perhaps opening our ears to dissonance in music can even reveal insights into how we understand friction in our everyday human interactions, conversations, and relationships.Mozart Quartet in C 'Dissonance' K465Webern Six Bagatelles Op.9Kreisler Quartet in A minorJenna Sherry violinSophia Prodanova violinElisabeth Smalt violaLucile Perrin celloPresented by Conway Hall.This is an all ages event.

Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.