Schubert Piano Trios
Wu Han, piano
Philip Setzer, violin
David Finckel, cello
Sunday, February 14, 4 pm
Rackham Auditorium
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It’s a true Valentine’s Day love-fest when two members of the Emerson String Quartet — cellist David Finckel and violinist Philip Setzer — join forces with Finckel’s wife and artistic collaborator , pianist Wu Han, for a glorious performance of Schubert’s two piano trios. Schubert’s output during his final year was staggeringly productive, with the two piano trios plus dozens of other masterpieces, an output not equaled by many composers during entire lifetimes. Schubert was particularly proud of the E-flat trio, including it in a program of his own music in 1828 that commemorated the first anniversary of Beethoven’s death. David Finckel says, “This project is the result of long-standing relationships between the three of us and the music of Schubert. Long before I became a member of the Emerson String Quartet, Phil and I played the Schubert Trios together. Phil’s performances of Schubert, as natural and heartfelt as one could imagine, have been musical highpoints of our lives...we pay tribute to the genius of Schubert, and share with listeners our joy in making music together.”
Program
· Schubert : Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898 (1828)
· Schubert : Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929 (1827)
· ENCORE - Mendelssohn : Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49, Andante con moto tranquillo
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