Hannah Dawson violin
Lena Eckels viola
Cara Berridge cello
John Tattersdill double bass
Libby Burgess piano
Schubert Trout Quintet
In today’s Schubert slot we take a break from song, and replace it with chamber music based on song – Schubert’s uncompromisingly sunny piano quintet inspired by his own much-loved song Die Forelle, or The Trout.
Scored not for a conventional piano quintet lineup but rather for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, the work – written in 1819 – celebrates its 200th birthday this year. In his study of Schubert, Alfred Einstein declared that the ‘Trout’ Quintet is music ‘we cannot help but love’: Schubert’s gift for melody and the charming interaction between the instruments are sure to be a joy in the hands of our dynamic musicians.
