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SUMMARY:Piano Trios by Grieg & Tchaikovsky
DESCRIPTION:Both Grieg and Tchaikovsky are primarily known for their orchestral works\, so it is fascinating to dive into their limited but brilliant and influential chamber music repertoire. Grieg’s Andante con moto is intriguing in that it is a standalone movement in an unfinished piano trio. After Grieg’s death\, his close friend and colleague\, Julius Röntgen\, found his Andante con moto and wrote to Grieg’s widow\, Nina\, saying\, “It is a beautiful piece and completely in order…What a solemnity it conveys! How he can’t get enough of that single theme\, that even in the major mode retains its mourning character\, and then develops so beautifully its full power…The piece can very well stand by itself and does not at all give the impression of being a fragment\, as it constitutes a perfect entity in itself.” He wondered\, however\, if Grieg would have wanted the unfinished piece published\, so it remained unpublished until 1978 when it was placed in a full catalogue of his work. \nTchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor was composed as a memorial to his close friend and mentor\, Nikolai Rubinstein\, the esteemed pianist\, conductor\, and founder of the Moscow Conservatory. Though Tchaikovsky initially doubted the effectiveness of the piano trio format\, believing that the piano could overwhelm the strings\, he ultimately embraced the challenge\, creating a masterful and balanced tribute that stands as a cornerstone of the piano trio repertoire. \nProgram \n\nGrieg Andante con moto in Cm.\, EG 116\nTchaikovsky Piano Trio in Am.\, Op. 50\n\nLouisa Stonehill – Violin\, Edward Arron – Cello\, Nicholas Burns – Piano
URL:https://ashuelotconcerts.org/event/piano-trios-by-grieg-tchaikovsky/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 19 Main Street\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452
CATEGORIES:2025-26 Season,Concerts,Concerts at The Park Theatre - Jaffrey,Jaffrey
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SUMMARY:Piano Quintets with The Heath Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a program of world-class chamber music as 3 members of the Heath String Quartet – one of the most acclaimed and vibrant British string quartets – are joined by British chamber musicians Louisa Stonehill (violin) and Nicholas Burns (piano) to present two towering masterpieces of the piano quintet repertoire. The program features Dvořák’s Piano Quintet in A\, a work celebrated for its Bohemian charm and folk-inspired rhythms\, paired with Elgar’s expressive Piano Quintet in A minor\, composed in the twilight of the Great War. \nProgram \n\nDvořák Piano Quintet in A\, Op. 81\nElgar Piano Quintet in Am.\, Op. 84\n\nLouisa Stonehill & Sara Wolstenholme – Violin\, Gary Pomeroy – Viola\, Christopher Murray – Cello\, Nicholas Burns – Piano
URL:https://ashuelotconcerts.org/event/piano-quintets-with-the-heath-quartet-2/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 19 Main Street\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452
CATEGORIES:2025-26 Season,Concerts,Concerts at The Park Theatre - Jaffrey,Jaffrey
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T150000
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SUMMARY:Violin Sonatas by Schumann\, Beethoven\, & Schubert
DESCRIPTION:Looking for something fun and unique to do during Valentine’s weekend this year? We have the perfect date night for you! Bring your loved one to a concert for a romantic evening at The Park Theatre and enjoy beautiful Violin Sonatas by Schumann\, Beethoven\, & Schubert. \nBeethoven’s Sonata for Piano & Violin in G marks a turning point for chamber music where the violin and piano are no longer soloist and accompaniment\, but equal partners in dialogue. Schubert’s Fantasie in C builds on Beethoven’s legacy – You will hear the violin and piano interweave in an almost symphonic texture. The structure is freer (hence the “fantasy” title)\, and the virtuosic writing foreshadows the later Romantic style. In Schumann’s Violin Sonata in A minor\, you can recognize the influence of both Beethoven and Schubert. The violin often mirrors or shadows the piano\, reflecting Schumann’s introspective style. These three pieces are an excellent example of the evolution of the sonata form. \nProgram \n\nSchumann Violin Sonata in Am.\, Op. 105\nBeethoven Sonata for Piano & Violin in G\, Op. 96\nSchubert Fantasie in C\, D.934\n\nLouisa Stonehill – Violin & Nicholas Burns – Piano
URL:https://ashuelotconcerts.org/event/violin-sonatas-by-schumann-beethoven-schubert-3/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 19 Main Street\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452
CATEGORIES:2025-26 Season,Concerts,Concerts at The Park Theatre - Jaffrey,Jaffrey
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SUMMARY:Tolstoy Inspired... Music by Prokofiev\, Janáček\, & Beethoven
DESCRIPTION:Connecting these works through the lens of Leo Tolstoy – particularly his novella The Kreutzer Sonata – reveals a powerful intersection of music\, psychology\, and morality. All three works orbit the emotional and thematic space carved out by Tolstoy’s philosophical engagement with music. \nBeethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata is not just a title reference\, it is the catalyst of the story’s crisis. In the novella\, the protagonist hears this sonata performed by his wife and a violinist\, and it ignites a jealous\, existential unraveling that leads to murder. For Tolstoy\, Beethoven’s sonata embodies passionate intensity\, music of dangerous emotional power that bypasses reason and evokes involuntary passions. He later described music as “a shortcut to the heart\,” and a potentially morally hazardous one. Janáček takes Tolstoy’s fear of music’s power and turns it into artistic form\, imitating not the surface of the “Kreutzer Sonata” but its emotional impact: alienation\, desire\, and emotional rupture. Prokofiev reflects a post-Romantic\, post-Tolstoyan world where beauty is aesthetic\, not moral\, and emotional ambiguity prevails; a kind of artistic answer to the dilemma posed by Tolstoy. \nProgram \nProkofiev Cinq Melodies\, Op. 35\nJanáček Violin Sonata\nBeethoven Sonata for Piano & Violin in A\, Op. 47\, “Kreutzer” \nLouisa Stonehill – Violin & Nicholas Burns – Piano
URL:https://ashuelotconcerts.org/event/tolstoy-inspired-music-by-prokofiev-janacek-beethoven/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 19 Main Street\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452
CATEGORIES:2025-26 Season,Concerts,Concerts at The Park Theatre - Jaffrey,Jaffrey
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SUMMARY:Piano Trios by Brahms & Schubert
DESCRIPTION:Brahms very much admired Schubert and was influenced by his mastery of chamber music. He even edited and championed Schubert’s works\, and his Piano Trio in C minor can be seen as a late-Romantic response to Schubert’s early Romantic ideals. Brahms wrote this trio – his last for violin\, cello\, and piano – during the summer of 1886\, which he spent on Lake Thun in Switzerland. From the windows of his room\, Brahms could look out over the lake to the immense glaciers of the Bernese Highlands\, and many believe that the power of that rugged view made itself felt in the music Brahms composed there. The Piano Trio in C minor certainly communicates tension from its opening instant. \nSchubert’s Piano Trio in E-flat was the only one of his large-scale and serious instrumental works that was actually published before his death. This trio shows the range of Schubert’s invention\, in the dramatic announcement of the first theme\, and in the rich melodies which follow it to its jubilant end. \nProgram \nBrahms Piano Trio in Cm.\, Op. 101\nSchubert Piano Trio in E-flat\, D.929 \nLouisa Stonehill – Violin\, Thomas Mesa – Cello & Nicholas Burns – Piano
URL:https://ashuelotconcerts.org/event/piano-trios-by-brahms-schubert/
LOCATION:The Park Theatre\, 19 Main Street\, Jaffrey\, NH\, 03452
CATEGORIES:2025-26 Season,Concerts,Concerts at The Park Theatre - Jaffrey,Jaffrey
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