Saturdays at 11am Emmanuel Church, Didsbury
Schubert Plus! no. 2
26th October 2024
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The second concert in our new Schubert series features the magnificent and virtuosic Introduction and Variations on ‘Trockne Blumen’ for flute and piano D 802 (1824). The theme is from his own eponymous song from the cycle ‘Die Schöne Müllerin’. Jonathan Rimmer joins Heather and Harvey for flute trios by Pleyel and Louise Farrenc.
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Schubert Plus! features a selection of Schubert’s chamber works including the Octet, String Quintet in C, ‘Trout’ Quintet, piano trios, works for violin and piano and a selection of his songs.
The Pleyel Ensemble are delighted to announce that following the great success of our Mozart Plus!, Haydn Plus! and Beethoven Plus! series, we will explore the chamber music of Franz Schubert. The performances will be illustrated by letters and other contemporary writings, putting the music into the wider context of the composer’s life in an entertaining and informative way. The concerts will be given by Sarah Ewins, David Aspin, Heather Bills and Harvey Davies, who will be joined by guest artists and other members of the Pleyels from time to time.
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Each concert features contrasting chamber music by other composers for a variety of instrumental combinations and we welcome repertoire suggestions from our audience for future concerts.
(Scroll down further for details of previous concerts in the series)
Forthcoming Schubert PLUS! Concerts
Pleyel Ensemble
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 26/10/24 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Schubert Introduction and variations on ‘Trockne Blumen’ for flute and piano D 820 (1824), plus flute trios by Pleyel, Louise Farrenc and Ned Rorem. | ||
| 07/12/24 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Ben Powell and Harvey Davies give another concert of music for two pianos/piano duet. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 25/01/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 08/03/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976b 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 26/04/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 07/06/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Programme tba shortly | ||
| 19/07/25 | Didsbury, Manchester | Emmanuel Church |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: £5. Box office: 0161 976 5955. Address: 6, Barlow Moor Road. Programme tba shortly | ||
We begin our new series with Schubert’s early exploration of the piano trio medium; the little-known Bb trio, D. 28 also known as the Sonatensatz written when Franz Peter was just 14 years of age. Although showing Mozartian influences, the music already clearly carries Schubert’s distinctive fingerprints. This charming work is the perfect opener for our new exploration of another major composer’s chamber music output. We pair it with the D major Sonata for violin and piano and Mendelssohn’s great piano trio in D minor, Op. 49.