Weymouth Music Club November concert, Weymouth Bay Methodist Church
What better way to spend a wintry Sunday afternoon than to listen to real live music beautifully played?
The stars of this concert were two very skilled musicians, Kimon Parry, clarinet, and Antony Ingham, piano.
Both are charming young men full of energy and enthusiasm for their music. The clarinet is a particularly expressive instrument whether in sad or lively mode.
The concert opened with five Dance Preludes by Luto Slawski – composed as long ago as 1954 but sounding totally contemporary. Two of Schumann’s lovely tuneful romances followed, after which we heard a jazzy Sonatina by Horovitz.
It’s final Con Brio was enormously challenging especially for the pianist. The second half opened with Jean Milhaud’s Scaramouche – an irresistibly foot-tapping jazz piece in three movements.
A quirky piano solo by John Ireland followed, called Amberley Wild Brooks. Plenty of rushing water sounds here.
This fascinating recital finished with its most serious and substantial work, Brahms’s clarinet sonata in F minor opus 120. This was a fitting ending to a delightful concert.
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