Anern Trio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Prelude & Fugue for string trio, K404a No. 6 in F minor (Mozart)

i Adagio (Mozart), ii Fugue (Bach)

Mozart was studying the works of Bach and other old masters around 1782, which greatly influenced his compositions. The "Prelude & Fugue for string trio, K404a No. 6 in F minor" is one of six by Mozart They are arrangements of fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach and his son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, with some of the preludes composed by Mozart himself. The Fugue in No. 6 is an arrangement of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach's Fugue F.31 No. 8, and the Prelude is likely Mozart's own composition. Studying these older masters helped Mozart to deepen his understanding of counterpoint and inspired his later compositions, including the string trio Divertimento, K. 563.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Divertimento, K. 563 (Mozart)

i Allegro, ii Adagio, iii Menuetto (Allegretto) – Trio, iv Andante, v Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio I - Trio II, vi Allegro

The Divertimento in E♭ major, K. 563, is a string trio, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788, the year in which he completed his last three symphonies (nos. 39–41) and his "Coronation" Piano Concerto. It is his last divertimento and different from his other divertimenti not only in its instrumentation but also in its compositorial ambition and scope.

Performers

Anern Trio (String ensemble)

• Lisa Ueda - Violin
• Ian Byrne Brito - Viola
• Nigel Blomiley - Cello

Regulars of Aylesbury Lunchtime Music concerts will be well aware of these musicians amazing skills. Nigel and Ian regularly performs with the Friern Ensemble.

Lisa Ueda
Lisa Ueda works regularly in Europe and Asia as a soloist and recitalist. Her latest concerto and recital venues include the Wigmore Hall, St John's Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St James's Piccadilly, St George's Bristol, Teatro Verde Italy, Symphony Hall Japan, Oji Hall Japan, Izumi Hall Japan, and Festival Hall Japan.

Ian Byrne Brito
Ian Bryne Brito (viola) was born in the UK but brought up in Spain. He graduated from The Hague Royal Conservatory and completed a masters at the Royal Academy of Music. Since then, Ian has developed a successful international performing career and has won several prestigious awards and scholarships. He continues to perform and teach alongside his role as Manager and Viola Specialist with Stringers in London.

Nigel Blomiley
Nigel Blomiley is one of the most distinguished principal cellists in the country. Pierre Fournier, with whom he studied, described his playing as ‘very musical’ and ‘creating a marvellous atmosphere’. Bernard Greenhouse described him as ‘a damn fine cellist’. Largely self-taught, Nigel did not begin any musical training until he was fourteen, six years later he was playing professionally and soon established himself as a principal player in the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra.