“Fire and energy. The Schumann Quartet plays staggeringly well without doubt one of the very best formations among today’s abundance of quartets, with sparkling virtuosity and a willingness to astonish.” Sueddeutsche Zeitung • Harald Eggebrecht • March 10th, 2017 The three brothers Mark, Erik and Ken Schumann have been playing together since their earliest childhood […]
Richard Strauss is best known as one of the last of the Great Romantic Composers. His musical language became increasingly complex and chromatic in later life when he focussed his efforts almost exclusively on orchestral works and opera. However, as a young man Strauss was raised on a strict musical diet of Classical masterworks by […]
Richard Strauss is best known as one of the last of the Great Romantic Composers. His musical language became increasingly complex and chromatic in later life when he focussed his efforts almost exclusively on orchestral works and opera. However, as a young man Strauss was raised on a strict musical diet of Classical masterworks by […]
Program Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op.97, “Archduke” Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op. 67 Louisa Stonehill – Violin, Edward Arron – Cello, Nicholas Burns – Piano
Program Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op.97, “Archduke” Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op. 67 Louisa Stonehill – Violin, Edward Arron – Cello, Nicholas Burns – Piano
Program Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op.70 No.1, “Ghost” Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 99 Louisa Stonehill – Violin, Nina Lee – Cello, & Nicholas Burns – Piano
Program Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op.70 No.1, “Ghost” Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 99 Louisa Stonehill – Violin, Nina Lee – Cello, & Nicholas Burns – Piano
This program features pieces by both Clara and Robert Schumann, a renowned 19th-century musical couple whose lives and works deeply influenced Romantic-era music. Clara, a virtuosic pianist and composer, balanced a wildly successful concert career with raising their 8 children, while also steadfastly championing Robert’s compositions. Robert, a visionary composer, was inspired by Clara and […]
This program features pieces by both Clara and Robert Schumann, a renowned 19th-century musical couple whose lives and works deeply influenced Romantic-era music. Clara, a virtuosic pianist and composer, balanced a wildly successful concert career with raising their 8 children, while also steadfastly championing Robert’s compositions. Robert, a visionary composer, was inspired by Clara and […]
Uncover three hidden gems of chamber music and follow the journey of this chain of stylistic influence from Schubert’s impact on phrasing in Romantic chamber music taken up by Brahms, who in turn influenced Dohnányi. Dohnányi was a Hungarian composer, educated in Budapest, and Brahms was heavily influenced by Hungarian folk music. Vienna, where Schubert […]