Artists
- Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch
- Date
- Wed 20 Jan 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Ghost Op. 70 No. 1
- Anton Arensky1861-1906
- Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 32
Interval
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Op. posth
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87
Encore
- Fritz Kreisler1875-1962
- Toy Soldiers March
Overview
Beethoven, as with other genres, raised the barfor the piano trio. ‘Despite the good nature thatprevails’, noted E TA Hoffmann in his review ofthe composer’s Op. 70, ‘Beethoven’s genius is inthe last analysis serious’.
The Trio Shaham ErezWallfisch set the famous ‘Ghost’ Trio in companywith Arensky’s formidable First Piano Trio and twocontrasting works, Rachmaninov’s early Trioélégiaque and Brahms’s genial Second Piano Trio.
Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust