The Netherlands Chamber Orchestra plays Beethoven's dynamic Triple Concerto, in which not one, but three soloists face the orchestra. After the break, we hear Mahler's orchestral vision of Schubert's most poignant chamber music: he arranged Schubert's string quartet Death and the Maiden for string orchestra, taking the necessary liberties.
Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Schubert's Death and the Maiden
Beethoven's Triple Concerto
One soloist was not enough for Beethoven when he composed his Triple Concerto . He was one of the few who dared to combine the ‘three kings’ of instruments - violin, cello and piano - and have them play together and with the orchestra. The result is a beautiful, varied and always fascinating concerto for piano trio and orchestra.
Cellist Quirine Viersen
The slow movement, in which Quirine Viersen's cello plays a major role, is truly beautiful and the catchy themes of the first and last movements vie for which one will be most requested during the interval.
Gustav Mahler was fond of Franz Schubert's chamber music. He wanted to hear it played in the great concert halls. Mahler felt that this would require some tinkering, because music for ‘the room’ is simply different in nature than concert music. So we now hear Schubert's poignant 14th string quartet ‘Der Tod Und Das Mädchen’ through the ears of Gustav Mahler.
