Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40
Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2 in D major, op. 58
Close Up (family concert) with Aga Serugo-Lugo
Gioachino Rossini, arr. Graham Sheen: Overture from The Italian Girl in Algiers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer: Fantasie in F minor, K. 594
François Couperin, arr. Mordechai Rechtman: Rondeau from 'Les Moissonneurs' (from the arranger's 'Baroque Suite')
Maurice Ravel, arr. Mason Jones: Le Tombeau de Couperin (selection)
Eugène Bozza: Scherzo, op. 48
Interval
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, op. 43
Percy Grainger: Walking Tune
Percy Grainger: Lisbon
Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties, op. 4
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Bach Flute Concerto in D minor Wq.22
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia for solo flute no. 2 in A minor, TWV 40:3
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A Minor, F.45
Interval
Eliza Turner: Lesson No. 1, from Six Lessons for the Harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Paul Rissmann: Giddy Goat
Paul Rissmann: Giddy Goat
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet no. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in C major, op. 102, no.1
Cheryl Frances-Hoad: Invocation
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata no. 3 in A major, op. 69
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata no. 2 in G minor, op. 5, no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata no. 5 in D major op. 102, no.2
In partnership with SWR
Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20, no. 2, Hob.III:32, Capriccio: Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1, no. 3
Interval
Daniel Steibelt, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Rondo Pastoral op. 33, L'Orage
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1, Ghost
Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40
Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2 in D major, op. 58
Robert Plane (clarinet), Rosalind Ventris (viola) and Finghin Collins (piano)
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F minor, op. 120, no. 1
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Viola and Piano in E flat, op. 120, no. 2
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Wigmore Soloists
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore violin
Rachel Roberts viola
Steffan Morris cello
Tim Gibbs double bass
Thomas Blomfield oboe
Michael Collins clarinet
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Philip Cobb trumpet
Peter Moore trombone
Owen Gunnell percussion
Alfredo Casella: Serenata, op.46
Sergei Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor, op. 39
Interval
Igor Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in B flat major, op. 76, no. 4, The Sunrise
Henry Purcell, arr. Benjamin Britten: Chacony in G minor
Interval
Arnold Schönberg, arr. Eduard Steuermann: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4
Henry Mancini: Moon River
Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie
John Thomas: Watching the Wheat
Albert Zabel: La Source, op. 23
Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky
Interval
Bed?ich Smetana, arr. Hans Trnecek: The Moldau
Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Henriette Renié: Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle
Opening Concert
Lucy Gould, David Adams, Magnus Johnston, Scott Dickinson, Kate Gould, Matthew Featherstone, Robert Plane, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Philip Moore
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
Pamela Harrison: Quintet for clarinet and strings
George Crumb: Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 88
Morning Concert 'Vienna'
Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Kate Gould, Scott Dickinson, Richard Lester, Zenith Quartet, Robert Plane, Matthew Featherstone, Simon Crawford-Phillips
Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor
Hans Eisler: Scherzo
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 2 in G major, op. 18, no. 2
Arnold Schönberg, arr. Webern: Chamber Symphony no. 1 in E major, op. 9
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940
Family Concert – Animals!
Robert Plane, presenter, with Festival musicians
Festival Gala Concert
Director/solo violin David Adams
Solo viola Scott Dickinson
Solo clarinet Robert Plane
Solo flute Matthew Featherstone
Festival String Orchestra
Gustav Holst: St Paul’s Suite
Franz Schubert: Schubert Songs arr. by the Danish String Quartet
Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie in E minor, op. 79, arranged for Flute and Strings
Ailie Robertson: Beannacht (Blessing) for solo viola and electronics
Jessie Montgomery: Voodoo Dolls
Claude Debussy: Syrinx
Ondrej
Henry Purcell: Dido’s Lament, from Dido and Aeneas, arr. Stokowski
OndreKukal: Clarinettino for solo clarinet and strings
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony, op. 4
Coffee Concert
Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Lucy Gould, Scott Dickinson, Kate Gould, Ronan Dunne, Matthew Featherstone, Robert Plane, Philip Moore, Julian Milford
Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73
Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Festival Finale
Lucy Gould, Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Scott Dickinson, Richard Lester, Kate Gould, Robert Plane, Julian Milford
Caroline Shaw Punktum
Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata in G minor, op. 19
Sergei Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G major, op. 77, no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op. 1, no. 2
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E flat major, op. 87
Giddy Goat
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major, K. 407
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet no. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Gioachino Rossini, arr. Graham Sheen: Overture from The Italian Girl in Algiers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer: Fantasie in F minor, K. 594
François Couperin, arr. Mordechai Rechtman: Rondeau from 'Les Moissonneurs' (from the arranger's 'Baroque Suite')
Maurice Ravel, arr. Mason Jones: Le Tombeau de Couperin (selection)
Eugène Bozza: Scherzo, op. 48
Interval
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A flat major, op. 14
Percy Grainger: Walking Tune
Percy Grainger: Lisbon
Paul Patterson: Westerly Winds, op. 84
20 Years of Ensemble 360: Festival Launch
Huw Watkins: Broken Consort
Aileen Sweeney: Commission from Royal Philharmonic Society 2024 (World Premiere)
Interval
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Paul Rissmann: Giddy Goat
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956
Interval
Leos Janáček: String Quartet no. 2, Intimate Letters with narrator
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Sitkovetsky: Goldberg Variations
James Francis Brown A Flourish for Bushey (World premiere)
Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm, Op 91
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
Robert Schumann Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 97 ‘Rhenish’
Xiaowen Shang, piano
Bushey Symphony Orchestra
George Vass, conductor
Kaija Saariaho: Petals
Pierre Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double for clarinet and electronics
Emily Hultmark: Beauty is Wild
Interval
Luigi Nono: Nono La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futua
Maurice Ravel, arr. Farrington: Mother Goose Suite
Louise Farrenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds in C Minor, Op. 40
Interval
Maurice Duruflé: Prélude, récitatif et variations for Flute, Viola and Piano, op. 3
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Edmund Meisel, arr. George Morton: Battleship Potemkin
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Edmund Finnis: String Quartet no. 3, Devotions
Interval
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, op.11, Adagio
Samuel Barber: Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings, op. 48
Aaron Copland: Appalacian Spring
Samuel Barber: Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings, op. 48
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen (realisation for string septet by Rudolf Leopold)
Interval
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, op.11
Aaron Copland: Appalacian Spring
The Night Overtook Us
An evening of Scottish Folk Music
Donald Grant and Friends
Jasdeep Singh Degun & E360
Jasdeep Singh Degun is one of the finest exponents of the sitar and one of the most exciting musicians working today. His many collaborations with players from both Indian and western classical traditions have earned him broad audiences and many prizes, including two prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society awards in 2024. Following his sold-out Playhouse debut with tabla player Harkiret Singh Bahra in spring 2024, he returns for a new collaboration with the string players of Ensemble 360 to mark their 20th birthday.
Quartet in the Pub
Dmitry Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Francis Poulenc: Oboe Sonata
Interval
Arnold Schönberg, arr. Eduard Steuermann: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet in G major, op. 36
Interval
George Enescu: String Octet in C major, op, 7
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Can Sorrow Find Me
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor, op. 10
Edward Elgar: Chanson de Matin
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Romance
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth: Piano Trio in D minor, Scherzo
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for Viola and Piano
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Idylle
Oliver Knussen: Cantata for Oboe and String Trio
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Interval
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Quintet for piano and strings in C minor
Benjamin Britten: Britten Sinfonietta, Op. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV988
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet no. 1 in D major, K. 285
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat major, op. 16
Interval
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Edmund Finnis: String Quartet no. 3, Devotions
Interval
Lili Boulanger, arr. William Newell: Deux morceaux, arranged for string quartet
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Jasdeep Singh Degun and Ensemble 360
A composer and virtuoso of the sitar with a classical string quintet makes for an electrifying pairing
Wigmore Soloists
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Sini Simonen violin
Rachel Roberts viola
Steffan Morris cello
Tim Posner cello
Tim Gibbs double bass
Michael Collins clarinet
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Alberto Menéndez Escribano horn
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C major, op. 163, D. 956
Interval
Franz Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Paul Rissmann: Giddy Goat
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet D Major, K. 499, Hoffmeister
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, Rasumovsky
Giddy Goat (schools)
Imogen Holst: Phantasy String Quartet
Benjamin Britten: Three Divertimenti
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Herbert Howells: Phantasy String Quartet op. 25
Henry Purcell, arr. Peter Warlock: Three-Part Fantasias no. 1-3
Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, op, 31
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Martin Gerigk: The Lark Ascending
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata no. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 11
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstück VII
Interval
Frédéric François Chopin: Two Nocturnes, op. 27
Frédéric François Chopin: Three Mazurkas, op. 59
Frédéric François Chopin: Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Meredith Monk: Stringsongs
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem, op. 9
Interval
Morton Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Felix Mendelssohn: Three Songs without Words
Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11
Interval
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a
Performed by a stellar ensemble put
together especially for this occasion, and led by Alexander Janiczek.
Alexander Janiczek, violin
Diyang Mei, viola
Philip Higham, cello
Graham Mitchell, bass
Robert Plane, clarinet
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
Ursula Leveaux, bassoon
Moritz and Leopold Ganz: Duo Concertante: Fantasy on themes from Der Freischütz
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, op. 20
Moritz and Leopold Ganz: Duo Concertant
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Benjamin Britten: Elegy for Solo Viola
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia no. 1, from 12 Fantasias for Solo Violin, TWV 40:14–25
Roxanna Panufnik: Canto
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley: Jesus bleibet meine Freude, from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Andrea Gabrieli, arr. Freddie Crowley: O salutaris hostia
Sarah Rimkus, arr. Sarah Rimkus: Mater Dei
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley: Weil du mein Gott und Vater bist, from Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington: Air from Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Michael Bach: Nun treten wir ins neue Jahr
Johann Michael Bach: Ich weiss das main Erlöser lebt
Owain Park: Miserere after Allegri
Interval
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Iain Farrington: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley: Zion hört die Wächter singen, from Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Heinrich Schütz, arr. Freddie Crowley: Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit, from Geistliche Chor-Music, op. 11
Johann Michael Bach, arr. Freddie Crowley: Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil
Johann Christoph Bach: Es ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
James MacMillan, arr. Freddie Crowley: Christus vincit
"Heinrich Schütz, arr. Freddie Crowley: Das Wort ward Fleisch und wohnet unter uns , from Geistliche Chor-Music, op. 11"
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, op. 16
Interval
Francis Poulenc: Elégie for Horn and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Ayanna Witter-Johnson:
Ain't I a Woman
Island Suite
Earth
Lili Boulanger: 2 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Nocturne and Cortege
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Meredith Monk: Stringsongs
Interval
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Edwin York Bowen: Phantasie, op. 54
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, op. 132
Interval
Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas
Josef Holbrooke: Nocturne, op. 57, no. 1, Fairyland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Franz Schubert: Variations in A flat major, D. 813
Frederick Delius, arr. Peter Warlock: Summer Night on the River
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 497
Interval
Pamela Harrison: Dance Little Lady for piano duet
Samuel Barber: Souvenirs, op. 28
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Montenegrin Guitar Duo: French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Fernando Sor: L'Encouragement, op. 34
Manuel De Falla: Danza del Molinero
Manuel De Falla, arr. Gruber & Maklar: Danza Ritual del Fuego
Manuel De Falla: El Círculo Mágico
Interval
Šimun Čarli Botica: Ex Nihilo
Carlo Domeniconi: Circus Music op. 54a for 2 guitars
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Sergio Assad: Suite Troileana
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet no. 23 in F major, K. 590, Prussian no. 3
Bedřich Smetana: Quartet no. 2 in D minor
Antonin Dvořák: Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179, American
Programme to include:
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
Jean Françaix: L’Heure du Berger
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major, op. 16
Interval
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2
Interval
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 28, Sonatensatz
Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Piers Hellawell: Up by the Roots
Interval
Piers Hellawell: The Rising of Sirius
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1, Ghost
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 44 in E major, Hob.XV:28
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio
Interval
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat major, op. 100, D. 929
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer: Adagio and Allegro in F minor for mechanical organ, K. 594
Cecilia McDowall: Subject to the weather
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, op. 43
Interval
Samuel Barber: Summer Music, op. 31
John Tavener: Little Missenden Calm
Amy Beach: Pastorale
Percy Grainger: Lisbon
Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties, op. 4
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Frédéric François Chopin: Prélude no. 25 in C sharp minor, op. 45
Frédéric François Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
Interval
Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Frédéric François Chopin: Three Mazurkas, op. 63
Frédéric François Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat major, op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven: Duo for Viola and Cello in E flat major, with two eyeglasses obbligato
Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 73
Interval
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Maurice Ravel, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke
Meredith Monk: Stringsongs
Ryan Latimer: New Work (premiere)
Nick Martin: Queer Tears
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1, 1st movement
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time - movements 4 (Intermède) and 5 (Luange)
Gerald Finzi: Five Bagatelles, op. 23 - 3 of the 5
Rebecca Clarke: Piano Trio, 1st mov
Interval
Piers Hellawell: The Rising of Sirius
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2, allegretto
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, excerpts from mov 6 Danse de la furer, pour les sept trompettes and mov 7 Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps (violin solo)
Huw Watkins: Piano Quartet
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57
Interval
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
Gioachino Rossini, arr. Graham Sheen: Overture from The Italian Girl in Algiers
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Wolfgang Sebastian Meyer: Fantasie in F minor, K. 594
François Couperin, arr. Mordechai Rechtman: Rondeau from 'Les Moissonneurs' (from the arranger's 'Baroque Suite')
Maurice Ravel, arr. Mason Jones: Le Tombeau de Couperin (selection)
Eugène Bozza: Scherzo, op. 48
Interval
Gustav Holst: Wind Quintet in A flat major, op. 14
Percy Grainger: Walking Tune
Percy Grainger: Lisbon
Paul Patterson: Westerly Winds, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2
James MacMillan: 14 Little Pictures for Piano Trio
Hildegard von Bingen: O quam mirabilis est
Cassandra Miller: Warblework
John Metcalf: String Quartet, Towards Silence
Interval
Nick Martin: Queer Tears
Meredith Monk: Stringsongs
Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
Claude Debussy: Première Rhapsodie
Edwin York Bowen: Phantasie, op. 54
Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, op. 132
Interval
Huw Watkins: Speak Seven Seas
Josef Holbrooke: Nocturne, op. 57, no. 1, Fairyland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in G major, op. 54, no. 1
Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 1 in E flat major, op. 12
Interval
Franz Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810 - Death and the Maiden
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
Judith Weir: Piano Trio no. 1
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 63
Judith Weir: Piano Trio no. 1
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2
Eroica (or Heroic)
The "heroic" topic was prevalent around 1800 as Europe was entangled in the Napoleonic wars.
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony has come to be a flag bearer of this movement in music. In the same key of E-flat, we hear echoes of the revolutionary sentiments in both Op. 1/1 and Op. 70/2.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 1, no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Finale from Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, op. 55, Eroica
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 70, no. 2
Sturm und Drang
Haydn famously didn't like Beethoven's extreme dramatic style in Op. 1/3, but we trace the opening theme back to Haydn's own String Quartet. The "storm" topic continues to inspire Beethoven to experiment with cloudy sounds in the Ghost trio.
Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Quartet no. 25 in C major, op. 20, no. 2, Hob.III:32, Capriccio: Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1, no. 3
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1, Ghost
Sacred and Profane
Not an immediate image of Beethoven in the popular imagination, but he was a master of juxtaposing the sacred and the profane. Often letting the profane and humour have the last words, as is the case in his culminating final piano trio Op. 97 that was the last piece he performed in public.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, op. 1, no. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Beethoven: Scherzo and Finale, from Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke
Judith Weir: Piano Trio no. 1
Piers Hellawell: The Rising of Sirius
Interval
Josef Holbrooke: Eilean Shona op.74
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, op. 66
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
