Trout
The Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale - three joyous pieces
The festival finale features three joyous pieces. Mozart’s Quintet is for the unusual combination of oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn with piano, and each of them is highlighted as they throw the themes to each other. 'En Saga' brought fame to Sibelius in his native Finland and is imbued with hints of legend and myth. The fourth movement of Schubert’s 'Trout' Quintet is based on one of his earlier songs, 'Die Forelle', but while the tale told in the original song has an unhappy ending for the poor trout, in this Quintet the mood is decidedly upbeat!
Programme
- MOZART: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat K.452
- SIBELIUS: En Saga Op.9 for septet
- SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A D.667 'The Trout'