大象传媒

An international cast of 大象传媒 New Generation Artists play works by Schubert, Schumann and Mozart in the historic setting of the Assembly Rooms in Bath, as part of this year's Bath Mozartfest. As well as Schumann's impassioned Fantasy Pieces, and Schubert's early fragment for String Trio, pianist Elisabeth Brauss performs Mozart's charming Variations on "Ah vous dirais-je Maman" which many will recognise as the tune for the nursery rhyme, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", and the ensemble unite in Mozart's piano quartet in E flat major. Published in 1786, the quartet didn't catch on immediately and the publisher felt it was too difficult to appeal to an amateur market. Despite that cool initial reception, its genial outlook and natural appeal has ensured its rightful place as a cornerstone of the repertoire for piano quartet.

Recorded yesterday, and introduced by Nicola Heywood Thomas

Schubert: String Trio in B flat major D 471
Aleksey Semenenko, violin
Eivind Ringstad, viola
Andrei Ioni葲膬, cello

Mozart: 12 Variations for piano on 鈥淎h vous dirais-je Maman鈥� K 265
Elisabeth Brauss, piano

Mozart: Duo in G major, K 423 for violin and viola
Aleksey Semenenko, violin
Eivind Ringstad, viola

At approx 8.10
Interval music:
Haydn: String Quartet in B minor Op 76, No 4 "Sunrise"
Aris Quartet

At approx 8.30
Schumann: Fantasiestu虉cke Op 73
Eivind Ringstad, viola
Elisabeth Brauss, piano

Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat major K493
Elisabeth Brauss, piano
Aleksey Semenenko, violin
Eivind Ringstad, viola
Andrei Ioni葲膬, cello

Producer: Johannah Smith