Works by Mozart and Schubert will be on the card when the Prince George Symphony Orchestra performs the last of its Sunday Serenade Series this weekend.
The show will centre on two pieces:
- Mozart's "The Hunt," otherwise known as String Quartet No. 17 in B flat Major, is the fourth and most popular of the six Haydn quartets which Mozart dedicated to the composer.
Although it is not known who gave it this nickname, it comes from the motif that opens the work in a rollicking six-eight time, somewhat reminiscent of a hunting-call on the horn. After all, what good love story doesn't start with a chase?
- Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major is a classical-romantic serenade with a hint of larger orchestral forces. This unusual work was commissioned by Count Ferdinand Troyer, an Austrian aristocrat and skilled amateur clarinetist. It premiered at the home of Troyer's employer, Archduke Rudolf, in 1824.
It's set for Sunday at Prince George Playhouse, 3 p.m. start. Tickets available at Studio 2880 on 15th Avenue.
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