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The Assembly Rooms
Preston Street
Faversham
Kent
ME13 8PG
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B flat major 'Gassenhauer', Op.11
Nino Rota – Clarinet Trio
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Performers
Nathan Winters – clarinet
Helen Crayford – Piano
Jane Browne – violin
Ben Jones – violin
Adrian Smith – viola
Keren Starer-Shaw – Cello
Ringlemere Ensemble
Programme Note
The programme opens with two trios for clarinet, cello, and piano. First, Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11-the celebrated ‘Gassenhauer’ Trio-written in 1797, at a time when the clarinet was just beginning to shine in chamber music. Its nickname comes from the catchy theme of the final movement, a popular street song of the day, and the work is renowned for its wit and sparkling, good-humoured finale.
In contrast, Nino Rota’s Clarinet Trio (1973) brings a 20th-century Italian voice to the same ensemble. Best known for his film scores, Rota here offers a dramatic and lively work, full of lyricism, rhythmic energy, and unexpected twists-a hidden gem of the clarinet repertoire.
The concert concludes with one of the pillars of Romantic chamber music: Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. This much-loved masterpiece is a tour de force of passion, lyricism, and symphonic grandeur, balancing the programme with its emotional depth and sweeping power.
