The Music of Jane Austen

Sophie Rosa Violin
Ian Buckle Piano
Programme includes music by Weber, Beethoven, Cramer and BachWhat felicity it is to hear a tune again which has made one happy! It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen loved music, in fact, she owned a library of more than 600 different songs and piano pieces. Today, Sophie Rosa, Ian Buckle and Olivier Award-winning actor Juliet Stevenson (Emma; Truly, Madly Deeply) invite you to a musical evening at home with the Austens. Hear the melodies that enlivened Janes world: the dances she enjoyed, the sonatas that delighted Regency society and the pieces that she played at home herself. And savour her own thoughts and feelings, with readings from her candid and gloriously witty correspondence with her beloved sister Cassandra.Like Austens own novels, the atmosphere is friendly but the unspoken emotions embrace whole worlds. Expect both sense and sensibility as music by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Cramer (some familiar, some rediscovered) is interwoven with the words and private confessions of this most beloved and brilliant of English novelists. As Austen herself put it, Accomplishments, such as they are, should be cultivated, not as the means of distinguishing oneself, but as the means of making oneself agreeable. That is our only wish tonight, and we would be delighted to have your company. May we request the pleasure..?Tickets 15/ 5 concessions
Group Discount Book 10 or more tickets and save 10%Multibuy discount Book 3 or more concerts in our 26-27 Derby season and save 10% (discount will be applied automatically at checkout).Running time: Approx 70 minutes with no interval
Concessions apply for Under 18s, Students or those on Universal Credit. Proof of eligibility may be requested.