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Elisabeth Leonskaja piano; Staatskapelle Streichquartett
Brahms
Part of the Wigmore Hall Autumn Concerts 2022 Season
Add to my Calendar 19-09-2022 19:30 19-09-2022 21:30 36 Elisabeth Leonskaja piano; Staatskapelle Streichquartett Like many of Brahms’s compositions, his First Piano Quartet occupied him over a period of years: begun in 1856, it was completed in 1861, with Clara Schumann assuming the piano part in the first performance the following year; the Rondo alla Zingarese finale is one of the composer’s many tributes to Roma music. Dating from 1861, its successor – the longest of all his chamber music compositions – shows the influence of Schubert. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet no.2 in A major, Op.26
~ Interval ~
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor, Op.25
Performers
Elisabeth Leonskaja – piano
Staatskapelle Streichquartett
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Programme Note
Like many of Brahms’s compositions, his First Piano Quartet occupied him over a period of years: begun in 1856, it was completed in 1861, with Clara Schumann assuming the piano part in the first performance the following year; the Rondo alla Zingarese finale is one of the composer’s many tributes to Roma music. Dating from 1861, its successor – the longest of all his chamber music compositions – shows the influence of Schubert.
