Once again, the musicians of the SWR Symphony Orchestra bring a rich, rarely heard chamber music programme to the Whitsun Festival in Baden-Baden. We would like to highlight the unusual string quartet by the Russian composer Anton Arensky: the Rachmaninoff teacher exceptionally calls for only one violin, plus a viola and then, however, two cellos. The additional bass foundation created an atmosphere reminiscent of orthodox church music, which Arensky aimed for with good reason: his quartet mourns Peter Tchaikovsky, who had died shortly before.
Programme
Anton Arensky - Quartet for violin, viola and two cellos in A minor op. 35
Alexander von Zemlinsky - Trio in D minor op. 3 for clarinet, violoncello and piano
Nino Rota - Trio for clarinet, violoncello and piano
Artists
Robert Neumann PIANO
Ivo Ruf CLARINETTE
Soo Eun Lee VIOLINE
Paul Pesthy VIOLA
Ulrike Hofmann VIOLONCELLO
Panu Sundqvist VIOLONCELLO
