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St John the Evangelist Church
Church Lane
West Meon
Hampshire
GU32 1LF
England
Programme
Dmitry Shostakovich – Five pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Franz Schubert – Piano Trio in B flat major, D.898
Performers
Tom Aldren – violin
Susanne Stanzeleit – violin
Dorothea Vogel – viola
Andrew Fuller – cello
John Thwaites – piano
Primrose Piano Quartet
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Programme Note
Tom Aldren joins the Primrose again for the Brahms Piano Quintet Op.34 (1893).
The Quintet is a dark mighty work and generally considered to be amongst Brahms's greatest chamber music.
Schubert began composing the B flat trio in 1827, the year before his death, and worked on it simultaneously with “Die Winterreise”. Unlike the song-cycle, the trio is unremittingly sunny and optimistic and has become one of Schubert’s most popular works.
Continuing the Festival’s celebration of Shostakovich’s music, his lovely Five pieces for Two Violins & Piano (arranged by his student Atovmian) have a touchingly Viennese flavour.
He composed them during the time of his first job, playing the piano for silent movies.
This concert is candlelit, and tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink, served in the interval.
