A Rare Treat

The chamber music repertoire for piano and wind ensemble is not that extensive, but it does include two undoubted masterpieces, Mozart's Quintet, K 452, and Poulenc's Sextet, and it was a rare treat to hear them both in one sitting. Duncan Ward, Sinfonia Viva's Principal Conductor, was the pianist joined, in this short early-evening concert, by players from the orchestra: Rachel Holt, flute; Anna Cooper, oboe; Chris Swann, clarinet; Helen Peller, bassoon; and David Tollington, horn (Derby Cathedral, Derby, UK, 7 April 2017).

Mozart had every reason to be proud of his Quintet...