The Amatis Trio ranks among the international elite of the young generation of piano trios and performs on major concert stages and festivals worldwide. The leading British magazine The Strad described the playing of the ensemble, founded in 2014, as “masterful and downright stunning.” In early March, the trio is coming to Groningen with a magnificent program.

The Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 99 by Franz Schubert is one of the most sparkling chamber music works from his later period. What makes this nearly forty-minute trio special is the almost symphonic richness of sound and the endless stream of melodies; typically Schubert, but here at his very best.

Tristia by Franz Liszt is an arrangement for piano trio of Vallée d’Obermann, which in turn is an important part of the piano cycle Années de Pèlerinage. It is not a virtuoso showpiece, but a deeply felt musical meditation, dark and compelling. Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C is bursting with fire and drama. While his first piano trio is often praised for its elegance, Mendelssohn reveals his darker and more passionate side here. A work that sweeps you along from the first to the last note.

Program

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 99, D 898

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Tristia (after Vallée d’Obermann)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 66