Tickets: € 29,50
Programme
Kira van der Woerd violin
Kalle de Bie cello
Peter Gijsbertsen tenor
Rik Kuppen piano
Brackman Trio
Tim Brackman violin
Kalle de Bie cello
Rik Kuppen piano
Animato Quartet
Inga Våga Gaustad violin
Tim Brackman violin
Elisa-Karen Tavenier viola
Pieter de Koe cello
An inspired dialogue
Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920–22)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
On Wenlock Edge (1908–09) – for tenor, piano and
string quartet
Inspired by Ravel
Roel van Oosten
Piano Trio No. 2 (2014)
Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor (1914)
A Tribute to Debussy
Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in F major (1902–03)
In his compositions, Ravel excelled with refined timbres and crystal-clear structures. Ravel’s mastery can be heard in this concert in three masterpieces, which are known as highlights in chamber music.
The sublime Sonata for violin and cello is an inspired dialogue between two instruments. In On Wenlock Edge for tenor and piano quintet, the protagonist enters into dialogue with himself and with nature, a rugged English landscape beautifully painted in notes. This reflection on youth, love and loss is one of the most beautiful works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the six pupils taught by Ravel. Tenor Peter Gijsbertsen, winner of the Dutch Music Prize, performs the solo part.
The Hague composer Roel van Oosten also found inspiration in Ravel and composed his Second Piano Trio with Ravel in mind, exactly one hundred years after Ravel completed his overwhelming piano trio. Ravel composed his String Quartet as a tribute to Claude Debussy, who was very fond of the piece. He wrote: “In the name of the gods of music and in my own name, do not change a single note of your quartet.”
In the spotlight are two award-winning ensembles: the Animato Quartet and the Brackman Trio. Both ensembles have previously appeared as guests on Classical NOW!