Thursday, July 24, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Schubert’s first String Trio opens the program with luminous lyricism, while Bartók’s Contrasts bursts with rhythmic vitality and color, shaped by his deep study of Eastern European folk music. Robert Beaser’s The Old Men Admiring Themselves in Water, inspired by the Yeats poem of the same name, offers a poignant meditation on aging and self-perception. Dohnányi’s thrilling Piano Quintet in C minor, composed when he was just 17, brings the evening to a stirring close with youthful brilliance and dramatic sweep.
Performance duration is approximately one hour and twenty minutes. There is no intermission.
Lyrical Contrasts: Schubert, Dohnányi & More, Thu, July 24, 6:00pm
Franz Schubert, String Trio in Bb Major, D. 471
Béla Bartók, Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, SZ. 111
Robert Beaser, The Old Men Admiring Themselves in Water for Flute and Piano
Ernst von Dohnanyi, Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1