Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Kvadrat Trio

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15 June 2023

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Kvadrat Trio

Programme

From the Kammerkonzert, they will perform movement 2: Adagio

  • 1810-1856

    Märchenerzailungen, Op. 132 (Schumann)
    i Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell ii Lebhaft und sehr markirt iii Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck; iv Lebhaft, sehr markirt

    Märchenerzählungen (Fairy tale narrations) is a trio composition by Robert Schumann in four movements for clarinet (violin ad libitum), viola and piano. He composed the clarinetviola-piano trio in B-flat major, between 9 and 11 October 1853. The movements are connected by a motif (Kernmotiv). The work is dedicated to Schumann’s pupil Albert Dietrich, and was published in 1854 by Breitkopf & Härtel. The composition, one of Schumann’s last works, he was interested in the “picturesque and the fanciful”, but left no link to specific fairy tales. The composition was completed in a few days. Clara Schumann noted in her diary: “Today Robert completed 4 pieces for piano, clarinet and viola and was very happy about it. He thinks that this compilation will appear highly romantic.” The pieces were first performed privately by Clara as the pianist, the violist Ruppert Becker and the clarinettist Johann Kochner.

  • 1885-1935

    Kammerkonzert (Berg)
    i Thema scherzoso con variazioni ii Adagio iii Rondo ritmico con introduzione

    Alban Berg composed Kammerkonzert between 1923 and 1925 and dedicated it to his former teacher Arnold Schoenberg. The influence of Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School is evident throughout the concerto’s structure. It is based, in part, on the earlier Schoenberg Chamber Symphony. It is pervaded, structurally, by a dependence on the number three. It uses as motto themes, the musical spelling of Schoenberg’s, Berg’s, and their associate Anton Webern’s names. The Adagio itself, reduced by the composer in 1935 from the original thirteen winds, violin and piano, is what might be termed a “ternary palindrome.” In other words, the music is cast in two mirror-image sections of three parts each. The second section, joining the first through the intercession of twelve low C-sharp “chimes” on the piano, is a reversal of the first, a formal device used often by the Viennese and particularly by Webern.

  • 1838-1920

    Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Op.83 (Bruch)
    i Andante, ii Allegro con moto, iii Andante con moto, iv Allegro agitato, v Rumänische Melodie: Andante, vi Nachtgesang: Andante con moto, vii Allegro vivace, ma non troppo, viii Moderato

    Bruch is not well known, although his “Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano” are occasionally revived, there being very little other music written for this rare combination of instruments. As with Brahms and Weber who produced compositions with a particular clarinetist in mind, so did Bruch write these trios for a particular clarinettist, his son Max.

  • 2010-

    Trio Rustico (Kesiak)

    Laura was born in England to Polish parents, her musical journey beginning at 5 years old. In 2018 she became a student at Cheetham’s School of music studying violin and piano as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Since 2020, she has taken part in competitions and played in prestigious venues. She has won prizes for composition. Her recent successes include the Grand Prize in the composer/performer category at the International Youth Music Competition in New York (November 2022), winning the Christmas Competition for Young Composers in London (January 2023), and a Second Prize at the International Sino-British Youth Composition Competition in Manchester/Beijing (May 2023).

Performers

  • Kvadrat Trio

    Clarinet Trio

    Kvadrat Trio is a London-based clarinet trio that performs music for clarinet and piano with violin or viola, making their ensemble “four-edged” instead of three, hence their name (kwadrat – “square” in Polish).
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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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