Saturday October 2, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday October 3, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.(Matinee)
ANTON KUERTI + Jacques Thibaud Trio
"Hermann Goetz's Piano Quartet is one of the masterpieces of the literature and it is sad to see it disappear from the repertoire." So wrote the critic Laurence Vittes.
His piano quartet dates from 1867 and is dedicated to Johannes Brahms who was not only friendly with Goetz but also admired his music.
Hermann Goetz (1840-1876) studied theology and mathematics in Konigsberg where he was born. Eventually he switched to music and attended the Stern Conservatory in Berlin where he studied with the founder Julius Stern, as well as Hans von Bulow and Hugo Ulrich. In 1862, he succeeded Theodor Kirchner as organist at the church in Winterthur (Switzerland).
Programme 1 - Saturday October 2nd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756-1791] Quartet in G minor, for piano and String Trio, K 478
- Allegro
- Andante
- Rondo - Allegretto moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven [1770-1827] String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 No. 3
- Allegro con spirito
- Adagio, con espressione
- Scherzo - allegro
- Finale - presto
Intermission
Herman Goetz [1840-1876] Quartet in E major for piano and strings, Op 6
- Rasch unde Feurig [Quick and fiery]
- Langsam [Slow]
- very lively]
- Sehr Langsam [Very slow]
Programme II - Sunday October 3rd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756-1791]
Quartet in E flat major for piano and String Trio, K 493
- Allegro
- Larghetto
- Allegretto
Jean Francaix [1912-1997] String Trio, 1933
- Allegretto vivo
- Scherzo
- Andante
- Finalé, vivo
Intermission
Franz Schubert [1797-1828] Trio in Bb major
- Allegro
- Adagio [fragment]
Robert Schumann [1810-1856] Quartet for piano and strings Op. 47
- Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppo
- Scherzo: Molto vivace
- Andante cantabile
- Finale: Vivace
