Faded flowers

Further celebration of Beethoven's 250th anniversary, alongside music by Schubert and Brahms

Trockne Blumen (Faded Flowers) is one of the songs in Schubert’s song-cycle Die Schöne Müllerin, and these Variations are based on the same melody. A brilliant tour de force, they require virtuosity from both flute and piano. Beethoven’s Serenade is a charming piece, while Brahms demonstrates in his grand G minor piano quartet that he, like Haydn and Beethoven before him, was captivated by traditional folk music.

Programme

• SCHUBERT: Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' D802 for flute and piano
• BEETHOVEN: Serenade in D Op.25 for flute, violin and viola
• BRAHMS: Piano Quartet in G minor Op.25