Les trios pour piano de Beethoven à la lueur des bougies
Londres, Église St Mary Le Strand
A propos du spectacle
Rejoignez‐nous pour une soirée inoubliable de musique de chambre de classe mondiale interprétée par le très talentueux Somerset Piano Trio, dans le cadre impressionnant et éclairé à la lueur des bougies de St Mary Le Strand, l'un des joyaux cachés les plus raffinés de Londres. Conçue par le légendaire James Gibb, cette magnifique église baroque est un chef‐d'œuvre d'architecture et d'histoire. Son intérieur imposant, baigné par la lueur chaleureuse des bougies, offre un cadre à couper le souffle pour une soirée de musique intemporelle.
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven – The Ghost Piano Trio
- Franz Schubert – Piano trio in E flat major
Artistes
Piano: | Warren Mailley‐Smith |
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Violon: | Ellie Fagg |
Violoncelle: | Kirsten Jenson |
Trio de piano: | The Somerset Piano Trio |
Franz Schubert
During his rather short life, Franz Schubert, one of the fathers of romanticism in music, had always been an unappreciated genius who had never received public acclaim. Only his family and friends were delighted by his music, and most of his works were discovered and published only many years after his death. Franz Schubert was born on the 31th of March 1797 in the suburbs of Vienna. His father and eldest brother were amateur musicians and they taught him to play piano and violin. At the age of 11 Schubert was a singer in a choir at the Lichtenthal parish and later auditioned for Antonio Salieri and admitted to the emperor’s choir. During that period young Franz started composing his own works. However, after his voice broke he had to leave the choir and in 1814 he started working as a teacher in the same parish school as his father. He never stopped composing and 4 years later he decided to quit teaching and devote his life completely to music. He fell out with his father because of that and struggled to make ends meet. In 1818 Schubert went to Vienna, where he met Vogl. Together they gave private concerts in small aristocratic circles, mainly playing Lieder, which Schubert wrote around 600. Franz Schubert gave only one big public concert in his whole life in March 1828, which was very warmly received by the audience. However, his health was deteriorating and in November the same year he died of thyroid fever at the age of 31.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer of the late 18th century. He is well known as the most influential composers of all time as well as crucial figure to the Classical music scene. In fact, he demonstrated his musical talent at an early age, taking lessons from his father and composer/conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Later, he moved to Vienna where he gained the reputation of a virtuoso pianist by composing his popular masterpieces. He created his most admired works in his last 15 years of life, all the while being almost completely deaf.
Adresse
Église St Mary Le Strand, Strand, Londres, Royaume‐Uni — Google Maps