Edinburgh in Winter (4/4)
The Amatis Trio perform Shostakovich's Piano Trio No 1 in C minor, Op 8. The Armida Quartet, with Pauline Sachse and Eckart Runge, play Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht.
Elizabeth Alker presents performances recorded at the Queen鈥檚 Hall in Edinburgh. The Amatis Trio opens the programme with a work that Shostakovich wrote whilst recovering from tuberculosis aged only 16. Although an early piece, we hear the angular melodies and striking harmonies that later became some of Shostakovich's composing hallmarks. Then follows the original sextet setting of Schoenberg鈥檚 Verklarte Nacht, performed by the Armida Quartet and friends. It was written before Schoenberg adopted 12-tone serialism and is richly romantic, depicting a man and woman from Richard Dehmel鈥檚 poem who are transfigured by the beauty of the night.
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No 1 in C minor, Op 8
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht, Op 4
The Amatis Trio
The Armida Quartet
Pauline Sachse - viola
Eckart Runge - cello
Elizabeth Alker - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Piano Trio no 1 in C minor Op.8
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Richard Strauss
Verklarte Nacht
Performer: Pauline Sachse. Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Armida Quartett. -
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Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz
Orchestrator: Unknown. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Heinz Holliger.- Zig Zag Territories.
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