Catch by Thomas Ades Duration: 9 min Start video at: 30:20
First Performance: When: 1993, St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK Who: Lynsey Marsh/Anthony Marwood/Louise Hopkins/Thomas Adès This Performance: When: July 31, 2022 Who: O L E A Kate Kilgus, clarinet Alayne Wegner, violin Audrey Hudgens, cello Marissa Kerbel, piano
"Catch structures itself around various combinations of the four instruments. There are several games going on: at the start, the clarinet is the outsider, the other three are the unit, then, after a decoy entry, the clarinet takes the initiative. All four then play jovial ‘pig-in-the-middle’ with each other. The clarinet is then phased out leaving a sullen piano and cello, with interjections based on the clarinet’s original tune. This slower passage gradually mutates back into fast music, and this time the game is in earnest: the piano is squeezed out, only to lure the clarinet finally into the snare of its own music."
-Thomas Adès
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