Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor, D. 895
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Anna Polonsky, piano
Schubert as a rule didn’t write showpieces for instrumentalists. In this case he had two friends, Slawjk (pronounced SLA-vik) the violinist and Bocklet the pianist, who wanted something from him to take on the road. Always looking for something he could get published, Schubert handed them this showpiece for violin and piano. It’s a lot of fun and full of great tunes.
Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
Robert DeMaine, cello
Adam Neiman, piano
This piece isn’t as popular as the late Opus 99 cello sonata, but it’s still a good example of Brahms in his twenties. The finale is a wonderfully complicated fugue.
Walton: Quartet for Piano and Strings
James Ehnes, violin
Marcus Thompson, viola
Julie Albers, cello
Andrew Armstrong, piano
This piece by William Walton will be new for me. Jimmy Ehnes likes to program pieces never heard at the festival, and this should be interesting.
Thanks for the nightly entertainment, Maestro! :)