Programme Notes

Quartet in D op. 18 no. 3                                                            Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Allegro Andante con moto Allegro Presto The six quartets op.18 were written in Vienna between 1798 and 1800.  We think of them now as belonging to Beethoven’s “first period”,

Sonata in E minor op. 38                                                                Brahms (1833 – 1897) Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi menuetto Allegro Brahms’ two sonatas for cello and piano were separated by 24 years.  This earlier work, in fact the first he wrote for solo

Ground after the Scotch Humour                                    Matteis (floreat 1670 – died after 1714) Nicola Matteis was an Italian 17th century violinist and composer, who moved in about 1672 to England, where he was hailed as second only to Corelli, and enjoyed

Piano Quartet in E flat op. 16                                                     Beethoven (1170 – 1827) Grave – Allegro ma non troppo                                              

Quartet in B flat K589                                                                      Mozart (17560- 1791) Allegro                                                            

Piano Trio in C Hob XV no. 27                                                          Haydn (1732 – 1809) Allegro                                                      

Quartet in B flat op. 76 no. 4                                                            Haydn (1732 – 1809) Allegro con spirito                                                  

Quartet in D K575                                                                               Mozart (1756 – 1791) Allegretto                                                            

Songs from Colin’s Kisses                                                      James Oswald (1711 – 1797) The Tutor                                                        

Quartet in B flat op. 18 no. 6                                                        Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Allegro con brio