Programme Notes

Trio Sonata in F major HWV 405                                                                  

PREVIEW OF THE 2013/2014 SEASON We are planning another exciting season for the coming year, and so that you can mark the dates in your diaries and not miss anything, we list the concerts below.  For some of the groups

Phantasie Quartet in Fminor                                                              Bridge (1879 – 1941)                                                               

Quartet in F op. 18 no. 1                                                      Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Allegro con brio

Quartet in C Op. 33 no. 3                                                                Haydn (1732 – 1809) Allegro moderato                                                    

Arpeggione Sonata                                                                            Schubert

Piano Trio in D op. 70 no. 1                                                    Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Allegro vivace e con brio Largo assai ed espressivo Presto Beethoven’s Middle Period dates roughly from 1802 to 1812, and it was in 1808 that the two piano

Bach arr.Mozart (1756 – 1791) Five Fugues K405                                                                

Quartet in F K590 Mozart (1756 – 1791) Allegro moderato Andante Minuetto Allegretto Allegro After the six quartets dedicated to Haydn, Mozart intended to dedicate a set of six to Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia, in the hope of

Piano Trio in E major K542 Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro Andante grazioso Allegro Trios for strings and harpsichord have a long history, but trios with piano are relatively recent. After all, the date of the invention of the piano can be