Concerts from around the country, recorded by Concertzender
Performances of chamber music of Mozart, Beethoven on fortepiano, Schubert, and Dvořák
Mozart made it look like his variations in G minor for violin and piano were based on the French song Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant. But research has shown that this song does not exist! Mozart was, as usual, in a hurry to finish his work for his student, Countess Marie Caroline, so he made something up. The tune is actually called Au bord d’une fontaine, but that’s no problem because Elise Besemer and Laurens de Man play it just as beautifully. The same is true for the well-known sonatina of Schubert. In between, Bart van Oort will play 7 Ländler of Beethoven on fortepiano, peasant dances in a courtly setting. Very different from this, and more romantically, are both piano trios that you can listen to afterward. Schubert’s first piano trio in B-flat major, Opus 99 is a milestone in the history of music. He completed the work in the last year of his life, and he shows us all aspects of chamber music. The same applies to the dark and dramatic third trio in F minor, opus 65, of Antonín Dvořák. You will listen to the impressive performances of Antje Weithaas, Julian Steckel, and Lars Vogt.
Playlist:
1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Six Variations in G minor on “Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant”
Elise Besemer: violin. Laurens de Man: piano.
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
7 Ländler
Bart van Oort: fortepiano
3. Franz Schubert
Sonatina in A minor
Elise Besemer: violin. Laurens de Man: piano.
4. Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 99
Lars Vogt, piano, Antje Weithaas, violin, Julian Steckel, cello
5. Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio in F minor, op 65
Lars Vogt, piano, Antje Weithaas, violin, Julian Steckel, cello
