REPERTOIRE
Amy Beach Trio, Op. 150
Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 11, No. 1
Beethoven “Ghost” Trio, Op. 70, No. 1
Stephanie Ann Boyd, “Ancestry Variations”
Johannes Brahms Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Kenji Bunch “Swing Shift, for Piano Trio”
Ernest Chausson Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 3
Donald Crockett “Night Scenes”
Antonin Dvorak “Dumky” Trio, Op. 90
Gabriel Fauré Piano Trio, Op. 120
Marianna Filippi "Syzygy" *World Premiere*
Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25 “Gypsy”
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op 49
W.A. Mozart, Trio No. 8 in G major, K564
Lucas Richman “Petite Suite”
Kaija Saariaho “Light and Matter for violin, cello and piano”
Paul Schoenfield “Cafe Music”
Franz Schubert Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.929
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Dmitri Shostakovich Trio in E minor, Op. 67
Augusta Read Thomas “Moon Jig” and “…a circle around the sun…”
Joaquin Turina Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
PROGRAMMING SAMPLES
Cafe Music
Gypsy music was a fascinating draw in many European cafes, so interesting that Haydn wrote the last movement of his “Gypsy” trio in the Hungarian gypsy style. Schoenfield’s “Cafe Music” was inspired by his stint playing background piano music in a restaurant. And the Fauré? We’ve included Fauré in honor of all cafes in Paris! “Following the first public performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120, some friends of the composer are reported to have turned to each other and asked, 'If he lives to be a hundred, how far will he go?'"
Haydn Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25 “Gypsy”
Schoenfield “Cafe Music”
Fauré Piano Trio, Op. 120
At Twilight
"Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not."-- Howard Thurman
At twilight, Portland Piano Trio will explore two works involving twilight-"Night Scenes" by Donald Crockett, and Schubert's Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.929, written in the twilight of his life.
Donald Crockett “Night Scenes”
Schubert Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.929
With Ardor and Devotion
What do Amy Beach, Dmitri Shostakovich and Marianna Filippi all have in common? The answers have to do with how these composers have aligned who they were (or who they are) with the music they have created. The Portland premiere of "Syzygy" by Marianna Filippi, written in 2019 specifically for the Portland Piano Trio, will definitely be a highlight!
Marianna Filippi "Syzygy"
Amy Beach Trio, Op. 150
Dmitri Shostakovich Trio in E minor, Op. 67