Repertoire Performed since the Millenium Season

classical music concerts at Hoylake Wirral Merseyside chamber music
Recent Seasons
As always, recent seasons have seen a succession of international artists and ensembles performing at our concerts, including: the Wihan Quartet from Prague, the Atrium Quartet from
St. Petersburgh, the RTE Vanbrugh Quartet from Eire, the Vertavo String Quartet from Norway, the Fujita Piano Trio from Japan, and the Haydn Quartet from Eisenstadt, Austria. Each year, we also include at least one concert featuring some of the very best up and coming British artists.

Works Performed since the Millenium Season

Composer Title Cat Year Artist or Ensemble

Albeniz "Jerez" (from Iberia, Book IV) 2005 Chenyin Li

Arensky String Quartet No.2 in A minor Op.35 2007 London Concertante

Bach, J.S. Violin Sonata in e minor BWV1023 2003 N. Lomeiko & O. Sitkovetsky

Bach-Berkeley Four Inventions 2006 The Aurora Ensemble

Bach-Busoni Toccata in C 2002 Piers Lane

Bartok "Out of Doors" 2005 Chenyin Li

Bartok String Quartet No.3 Sz.85 2005 RTE Vanbrugh Quartet

Bartok String Quartet No.5 2002 Duke String Quartet

Bartok String Quartet No.6 2000 Almira String Quartet

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.2 in A Major Op.2/2 1999 Tim Horton

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.8 in c minor, "Pathetique" Op.13 2000 Ronan O'Hora

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.15 in D Major, "Pastoral" Op.28 2000 Ronan O'Hora

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.23 in f minor, "Appassionata" Op.57 2002 Piers Lane

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 in A Major Op.101 2007 James Willshire

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, "Hammerklavier" Op.106 2000 Ronan O'Hora

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat Op.110 1999 Tim Horton

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.32 in c minor Op.111 2004 Tim Horton

Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F Major, "Spring" Op.24 2006 C. Jones & S. van der Walt

Beethoven Violin Sonata No.10 in G Major Op.96 2007 E. Fagg & A. Beatson

Beethoven Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major Op.69 2000 A. Neary & G.Dowdeswell

Beethoven Cello Sonata No.4 in C Major Op.102/1 2006 O.Coates & D. Driver

Beethoven Cello Sonata No.5 in D Major Op.102/2 2003 S.Davis & J.Morton

Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat Op.1/1 2004 Eimer Piano Trio

Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, "Archduke" Op.97 2003 Eimer Piano Trio

Beethoven Kakadu Variations in G Major Op.121a 2003 Eimer Piano Trio

Beethoven String Trio in E flat Op.3 1999 Leopold String Trio

Beethoven String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18/1 2002 Martinu String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.1 in F Major Op.18/1 2008 Navarra String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.2 in G Major Op.18/2 2004 Sorrel String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.3 in D Major Op.18/3 2005 Vertavo String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.6 in B flat Op.18/6 2005 RTE Vanbrugh Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.7 in F, "Rasumovsky 1" Op.59/1 2002 RTE Vanbrugh Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.9 in C, "Rasumovsky 3" Op.59/3 2003 Rachmaninov Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.10 in E flat, "Harp" Op.74 2001 Haydn Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.10 in E flat, "Harp" Op.74 2003 Dante Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.13 in B flat Op.130 2007 Wihan Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.14 in C sharp Op.131 2002 Duke String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet No.15 in a minor Op.132 2000 Werethina String Quartet

Beethoven arr. for winds of Quintet in E flat Op.4 2002 Chameleon Ensemble

Borodin String Quartet No.1 in A Major 2007 Atrium String Quartet

Borodin String Quartet No.2 in D Major 1999 Sorrel Quartet

Borodin String Quartet No.2 in D Major 2005 Bronte String Quartet

Brahms Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major Op.78 2003 N.Lomeiko & O.Sitkovetsky

Brahms Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major Op.100 2006 C.Jones & S.van der Walt

Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 2007 E.Fagg & A.Beatson

Brahms Cello Sonata No.1 in e minor Op.38 2006 O.Coates & D.Driver

Brahms Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major Op.99 2003 S.Davis & J.Morton

Brahms Piano Trio No.1 in B Major Op.8 2004 Eimer Piano Trio

Brahms Piano Trio No.3 in c minor Op.101 2004 Fujita Piano Trio

Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 in g minor Op.25 2000 Newbold Piano Quartet
Brahms String Quartet No.1 in c minor Op.51/1 2001 Contempo

Brahms String Quartet No.2 in a minor Op.51/2 2005 Bronte String Quartet

Brahms String Quartet No.3 in B flat Op.67 2007 Atrium String Quartet

Brahms String Quintet in F Major Op.88 2008 The NCO String Quintet

Brahms Clarinet Quintet in b minor Op.115 2006 J.Hilton & Ensemble Tremoine

Bridge String Quartet in B flat (1900) 2001 Bridge String Quartet

Bridge Phantasie Piano Quartet in f# minor 2000 Newbold Piano Quartet

Britten Nottorno 2004 Bobby Chen

Chopin Piano Sonata No.3 in b minor Op.58 2004 Bobby Chen

Chopin Cello Sonata in g minor Op.65 2000 A.Neary & G.Dowdeswell

Damase Dix-Sept Variations Op.22 2006 Aurora Ensemble

Debussy Six Epigraphes Antiques 2002 P.Moore & S.Crawford-Phillips

Debussy Violin Sonata in g minor 2007 E.Fagg & A. Beatson

Debussy Cello Sonata in g minor 2000 A.Neary & G.Dowdeswell

Debussy Cello Sonata in g minor 2000 S.Davis & J.Morton

Debussy String Quartet in g minor 2000 Almira String Quartet

Debussy String Quartet in g minor 2003 Tavec Quartet

Dvorak Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano Op.75 2005 Ruth Rogers & Sarah Nicholls

Dvorak Piano Trio in e minor, "Dumky" Op.90 2005 Eimer Piano Trio

Dvorak Terzetto Op.74 2007 London Concertante

Dvorak String Quartet in E flat Op.51 2002 Martinu String Quartet

Dvorak String Quartet in F Major, "American" Op.96 2007 Wihan Quartet

Dvorak String Quintet in E flat Op.97 2008 The NCO String Quintet

Elgar String Quartet in e minor Op.83 2001 Bridge String Quartet

Elgar String Quartet in e minor Op.83 2006 Coull Quartet

Faure Piano Quartet No.2 in g minor Op.45 2000 Newbold Piano Quartet

Francaix String Trio 1999 Leopold String Trio

Francaix Wind Quintet No.1 2006 Aurora Ensemble

Franck Sonata for Violin & Piano in A Major M8 2006 C.Jones & S.van der Walt

Grieg Violin Sonata No.3 in c minor Op.45 2005 R.Rogers & S.Nicholls

Grieg String Quartet No.2 in F (unfinished) 2005 Vertavo Quartet

Handel Violin Sonata in D Major HWV371 2005 R.Rogers & S. Nicholls

Haydn Piano Trio No.9 in A Major Hob XV:9 2003 Eimer Piano Trio

Haydn String Quartet in f minor Op.20/5 2001 Carducci String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in C Major Op.33/3 2005 Bronte String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G Major Op.33/5 2008 Navarra String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in C Major Op.54/2 2001 Bridge String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op.71/1 2005 Sacconi String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in g minor Op.74/3 2000 Werethina String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G Major Op.76/1 2001 Haydn String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in d minor Op.76/2 2000 Lyric Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op.76/4 2003 Dante String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in D Major Op.76/5 2000 Almira String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in F Major Op.77/2 1999 Sorrel Quartet

Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik 2002 Chameleon Ensemble

Janacek Sonata for Violin & Piano 2005 R.Rogers & S.Nicholls

Janacek Pohadka 2003 S.Davis (Vc) & J.Morton (Pf)

Janacek String Quartet No.2 2005 Sacconi String Quartet

Kodaly Cello Sonata (Allegro ma appassionato) Op.8 2006 O. Coates

Liszt Piano Sonata in b minor 2005 Chenyin Li

Liszt Annees de pelerinage 1999 Tim Horton

Liszt Etudes d'execution transcendante 2004 Bobby Chen

McCabe New composition for Cello & Piano 2000 A.Neary & G.Dowdeswell

Mendelssohn Variations serieuses in d minor Op.53 2004 Bobby Chen

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in d minor Op.49 2002 Gould Piano Trio

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in c minor Op.66 2004 Eimer Piano Trio

Mendelssohn String Quartet No.4 in a minor Op.44/2 2001 Coull Quartet

Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6 in f minor Op.80 2000 Werethina Quartet

Moussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition 2008 V.Schiedermair

Mozart Sonata for Violin & Piano in F Major K377 2007 E.Fagg & A.Beatson

Mozart Piano Sonata in Bb Major K.333 2008 V.Schiedermair

Mozart Piano Sonata in F Major K.533 2004 T.Horton

Mozart Piano Sonata in F Major K.533 2007 J.Willshire

Mozart Piano Sonata in D Major K.575 2007 J.Willshire

Mozart Piano Trio in C Major K.548 2004 Fujita Piano Trio

Mozart String Quartet in B flat "The Hunt" K.458 2003 Rachmaninov Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in D Major "Hoffmeister" K.499 2006 Coull Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in D Major "Prussian 1" K.575 2002 Duke String Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in B flat "Prussian 2" K.589 2004 Bronte String Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in F Major "Prussian 3" K.590 2001 Contempo

Mozart String Quintet in D Major K.593 2008 The N.C.O. String Quintet

Mozart Clarinet Quintet K.581 2006 J.Hilton & Ensemble Tremoine

Neilsen Wind Quintet Op.43 2002 Chameleon Ensemble

Part, A "Summa" for String Quartet 2005 Bronte String Quartet

Pickard String Quartet No.4 1999 Sorrel Quartet

Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.1 in f minor 2003 N.Lomeiko & O.Sitkovetsky

Prokofiev String Quartet No.1 in b minor 2003 Rachmaninov Quartet

Purcell Fantasias (arrangements) 2003 Bronte String Quartet

Rachmaninov Preludes (selection from) Op.23 2002 Piers Lane

Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in g minor Op.19 2006 O.Coates & D.Driver

Ravel Violin Sonata in G Major 2006 C.Jones & S.van der Walt

Ravel String Quartet in F Major 2006 Ensemble Tremoine

Rossini Wind Quartet No.6 in F Major 2006 The Aurora Ensemble

Rubbra String Quartet No.1 in b minor 2003 The Dante Quartet

Saint-Saens Piano Etude Op.111/6 2002 Piers Lane

Saint-Saens Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso in a minor Op.28 2005 R.Rogers & S.Nicholls

Schoenberg Suite for Piano Op.25 2004 Tim Horton

Schubert Piano Sonata in a minor D.537 1999 Tim Horton

Schubert Piano Sonata in a minor D.537 2004 Bobby Chen

Schubert Piano Sonata in a minor D.784 2005 Chenyin Li

Schubert Four Impromptus D.899 2007 James Willshire

Schubert Fantasie (duo) in f minor D.940 2002 P.Moore & S.Crawford-Phillips

Schubert Rondo in A Major D.951 2002 P.Moore & S.Crawford-Phillips

Schubert Violin Sonata in A Major D.574 2003 N.Lomeiko & O.Sitkovetsky

Schubert String Trio Movement in B flat D.471 1999 Leopold String Trio

Schubert Notturno in E flat D.897 2002 Gould Piano Trio

Schubert Piano Trio in B flat D.898 2002 Gould Piano Trio

Schubert String Quartet in E Major D.353 2001 Coull Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in a minor D.804 2000 Lyric Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in a minor D.804 2004 Sorrel String Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in a minor D.804 2008 Navarra String Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in d minor D.810 2001 Haydn Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in d minor D.810 2004 Bronte String Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in G Major D.887 2003 Tavec String Quartet

Schubert String Quintet in C Major D.956 2007 London Concertante

Schumann Piano Sonata No.1 in f sharp minor Op.11 2004 Tim Horton

Schumann Fantasy in C Major Op.17 2008 V.Schiedermair

Schumann String Quartet No.2 in F Major Op.41/2 2001 Contempo

Scriabin Preludes (selection) Op.11 2002 Piers Lane

Shostakovich Prelude & Fugue in D flat Op.87 2005 Chenyin Li

Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 in e minor Op.67 2004 Fujita Piano Trio

Shostakovich String Quartet No.1 in C Major Op.49 2005 Sacconi String Quartet

Shostakovich String Quartet No.3 in F Major Op.73 2000 The Lyric Quartet

Shostakovich String Quartet No.4 in D Major Op.83 2004 Sorrel String Quartet

Shostakovich String Quartet No.7 in F# Major Op.108 2007 Atrium String Quartet

Shultz-Evler An Die Schonen Blauen Donau 2002 Piers Lane

Sibelius String Trio in g minor 1999 Leopold String Trio

Sibelius String Quartet in d minor Op.56 2005 Vertavo String Quartet

Smetana String Quartet No.1 in e minor 2007 Wihan Quartet

Smetana String Quartet No.2 in d minor 2002 Martinu String Quartet

Stravinsky movements from the Firebird Suite 2002 P.Moore & S.Crawford-Phillips

Stravinsky Three Pieces 2003 The Dante Quartet

Takemitsu Between Tides 2004 Fujita Piano Trio

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite (arr.) 2002 P.Moore & S.Crawford-Phillips

Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1 in D Major Op.11 2003 Rachmaninov Quartet

Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1 in D Major Op.11 2006 The Coull Quartet

Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.2 in F Major Op.22 2001 The Coull Quartet

Verdi String Quartet in e minor 2001 The Carducci Quartet

Walton Facade (arr. Andrew Mason) 2006 The Aurora Ensemble

Whettam String Quartet No.4 2001 The Carducci Quartet

Wolf Italian Serenade 2003 The Tavec Quartet

Wolf Italian Serenade 2005 Vertavo String Quartet

Zemlinsky Humoresque 2002 The Chameleon Ensemble

Zemlinsky Humoresque 2006 The Aurora Ensemble