Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Chamber music by Brahms and Schumann from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2/4)

From the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, an international line up of award-winning musicians perform chamber music by Brahms and Schumann.

From Glasgow's Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Canadian violinist James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong perform Schumann’s Märchenbilder, music inspired by the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. The Benedetti-Elschenbroich–Grynyuk Trio follow with Brahms’s much revised and revisited Piano Trio. His final amendments were made 34 years after he first composed the piece and he wrote to Clara Schumann at the time, ‘I have rewritten my B major Trio and can now call it Op 108 instead of Op 8. It will not be so dreary as before—but will it be better?’

Schumann: Märchenbilder Op. 113
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major Op. 8

James Ehnes (viola)
Andrew Armstrong (piano)
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
Leonard Elschenbroich (cello)
Alexei Grynyuk (piano)

Stephen Broad - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer
Photo credit: Robert McFadzean

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Märchenbilder Op. 113

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio No 1. in B major, Op. 8

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Mar 2022 13:00