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Programme
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Märchenerzählungen, Op.132 (1853)
I Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
II Lebhaft und sehr markiert
III Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
IV Lebhaft, sehr markiert
György Kurtág (1926)
Hommage à R. Sch. Op.15d (1990)
I Merkwürdige Pirouetten des Kapellmeisters Johannes Kreisler
II E.: Der begrenzte Kreis…
III …und wieder zuckt es schmerzlich F. um die Lippen…
IV Felhó valék, már süt a nap… (Töredék-töredék)
V In der Nacht
VI Abschied (Meister Raro entdeckt Guillaume de Machaut)
Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)
Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in A major, Op.264 (1903)
I Moderato – Allegro
II Intermezzo. Moderato
III Legende. Andante
IV Finale. Allegro moderato
MUSICIANS
James Meldrum Clarinet
Emlyn Stam Viola
Shuann Chai Piano
The coronavirus / covid-19 illness that has emerged in the last few months has had a dramatic affect on all our lives and our entire society is in uncharted waters. For the New European Ensemble, this has meant that many performances have been cancelled due to restrictions. This has far reaching musical and financial implications for the ensemble’s musicians. At the same time, many people are tied to their houses.The ensemble will continue to bring music into your homes at this time despite the fact that we can not perform for from our regular concert venues.In the coming weeks we will offer you programs from the living rooms of our musicians, live streamed on our website. We ask that you consider supporting us musicians if you are able to, by hitting the donate button on this page. This will help the New European Ensemble family keep sharing music with you both now and in the future!
Past concerts
Copland –Threnodies 1 & 2
Devienne – Flute Quartet in G major
Penderecki – Clarinet Quartet
Mozart – Flute Quartet No.1 in D, K285
Rada Ovcharova violin | Emlyn Stam viola | Willem Stam cello | Felicia van den End flute | James Meldrum clarinet
Schumann – Fantasiestücke
Franck – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Piazzolla – Grand Tango
Willem Stam cello | Hanna Shybayeva piano
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Bordel 1900 from Histoire du Tango
George Gershwin (1897-1937) Summertime
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Astor Piazzolla Oblivion
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Première rhapsodie
Claude Debussy Petite pièce
Joseph Horovitz (b.1926) Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
James Meldrum Clarinet | Maciej Kassak Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Kegelstatt Trio K.498
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
‘Acht Stücke’ for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op.83
James Meldrum Clarinet | Emlyn Stam Viola | Hanna Shybayeva Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio in D major, Op.70 No.1 “Ghost”
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Trio in C major, Op.87 No.2
Rada Ovcharova Violin | Willem Stam Cello | Hanna Shybayeva Piano
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)
Trio Pathétique
Koen Dejonghe (*1957)
Tijdingen
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114
James Meldrum Clarinet | Willem Stam Cello | Daan Treur Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1828)
Duett mit Zwei Augengläser Obligato (1796)
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Duett (1934) Witold
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
Bukoliki (1952)
Rebecca Clarke (1886–1979)
Lullaby and Grotesque (1916)
Mihkel Kerem (*1981)
The Book of Longing (world premiere)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Trio élégiaque no.1 in G minor (1892)
Frank Bridge (1879–1941)
Miniatures (1908)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22)
Rada Ovcharova Violin | Willem Stam Cello | Maciej Kassak Piano
Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006)
Divertimento for Wind Trio Op.37 (1952)
Gustav Holst (1874–1934)
Terzetto (1925)
Thea Musgrave (*1928)
Impromptu No.2 (1970)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Trio in C major Op.87
Felicia van den End Flute | Christopher Bouwman Oboe | James Meldrum Clarinet
Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904–1987)
Cello Sonata in B-flat Major Op.71
Fazıl Say (*1950)
Cello Sonata ‘Dört Şehir’ (Four Cities)
Willem Stam Cello | Daan Treur Piano
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
L’Histoire du soldat (1918)
Aram Khachaturian (1902–1978)
Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (1932)
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Contrasts, BB 116 (1938)
James Meldrum Clarinet | Rada Ovcharova Violin | Hanna Shybayeva Piano
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020)
Cadenza for Solo Viola (1984)
Mayke Nas (1972)
Cinderella (2018)
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Elegy for Viola Solo (1944)
Michael Colgrass (1932–2019)
Variations for Four Drums and Viola (1959)
Mexican traditional Jarocho (arr. ‘Pepe’ José Garcia)
Emlyn Stam Viola | Pepe Garcia Percussion
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata for cello and piano L135 (1915)
Claude Debussy
Sonata for violin and piano L140 (1917)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Piano Trio (1914)
Rada Ovcharova Violin | Willem Stam Cello | Daan Treur Piano
Shankar Ravi (1920–2012)
L’Aube Enchantée (1976)
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
Three fragments for flute and harp (1953)
John Cage (1912–1992)
In a Landscape (1948)
Fragments from ‘Child of Tree’ (1975)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Pièce en forme de Habanera (1907)
Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Nana from ‘Siete canciones populares Españolas’ (1914-15)
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Cafe, 1930 from ‘Histoire du Tango’ (1986)
Mexican traditional Jarocho music
Felicia van den End Flute | Pepe Garcia Percussion | Astrid Haring Harp
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Caprice on Danish and Russian airs Op.79 (1887)
Marius Flothuis (1914–2001)
Sonata da camera Op.42 (1943)
Louis Andriessen (*1939)
Aanloop en sprongen (1961)
Leo Smit (1900–1943) Sonate voor fluit en klavier (1943)
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano (1918)
Felicia van den End Flute | Christopher Bouwman Oboe | James Meldrum Clarinet | Daan Treur Piano
Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)
Deux Interludes (1946)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915)
Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Fratres (1977)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Fantaisie, Op.79 (1898)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Sonatine (arr. Carlos Salzedo) (1903-5)
Felicia van den End Flute | Emlyn Stam Viola | Astrid Haring Harp
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Quatuor pour la fin du temps (1941)
Hanna Shybayeva Piano | Rada Ovcharova Violin | James Meldrum Clarinet | Willem Stam Cello
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Jeff Hamburg) (1883-5)
Jeff Hamburg (1956)
Songs along the way (2018)
Helena van Heel Mezzo soprano | Rada Ovcharova Violin | Emlyn Stam Viola | Willem Stam Cello | James Meldrum Clarinet | Astrid Haring Harp
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
Pohádka (Fairy Tale) (1910-23)
Mihkel Kerem (1981)
Cello Sonata “The Words That Were Left Unsaid” (2008)
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
Cello Sonata No.1 (1978)
Willem Stam Cello | Daan Treur Piano