Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Gautier Capuçon, Cello
Performers
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Lisa Batiashvili, Violin
Gautier Capuçon, Cello
Program
HAYDN Piano Trio in E Major, Hob. XV: 28
RAVEL Piano Trio
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor
Encore:
DVOŘÁK Lento maestoso – Vivace from Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90, "Dumky"
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately 90 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
HAYDN Piano Trio in E Major, Hob. XV: 28
Haydn’s 30-odd trios for piano, violin, and cello reflect his historical position on the cusp between Classicism and Romanticism. Despite the many forward-looking features of the E-Major Trio, the strings are largely subordinate to the keyboard, as was traditional in the 18th century. The minor-key middle movement highlights the lower register of Haydn’s five-octave fortepiano by the illustrious Viennese maker Wenzel Schanz.
RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor
Composed on the eve of World War I, Ravel’s only piano trio projects a mood of wistful elegy that is accentuated by the frenzied acrobatics of its fast movements and the Baroque-inspired elegance of its majestic passacaglia. By the time the first performance took place at the Salle Gaveau in Paris on January 28, 1915, the composer was at work on two pieces even more strongly indebted to France’s musical heritage: the piano suite Le tombeau de Couperin and the Renaissance-inspired Trois chansons for chorus.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
The second of Felix Mendelssohn’s two piano trios (a third was left unfinished at his death) reflects his own understated virtuosity at the keyboard. By turns turbulent and serene, ethereal and rollicking, the work is dedicated to the composer-violinist Louis Spohr. Though often cast as rivals, the two men were mutual admirers, and Spohr often participated in the chamber music concerts that Mendelssohn organized at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.