Mendelssohn and New Voices features Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49, scored for violin, cello and piano, widely considered to be one of the composer’s greatest works. In reviewing the piece, composer Robert Schumann praised his colleague by saying, “He is the Mozart of the 19th century, the most brilliant of musicians, the one who most clearly perceives the contradictions of the age, and the first to reconcile them.” This piece, both energetic and lyrical, has continued to enchant audiences in ensuing decades. The concert includes contemporary works by Craig Walsh, Jeremy Podgursky and Sean Varah, each providing an exciting new take on the traditional piano trio.
“The D Minor Mendelssohn Trio on this program is one of the first pieces of chamber music I fell in love with,” explains Anna Presler, LCCE Artistic Director. “My parents had a box set, recordings of famous piano trios, that we listened to over and over when I was four or five years old.” After not hearing the trios for a long time, Presler revisited the piece as a teenager and was surprised at how intense her experience of the music was. “It let me listen again with the wordless happiness that music gives children.”
Left Coast is eager to present the Mendelssohn with new works, bringing a modern perspective to the piano trio. “Each of the contemporary piano trios we are presenting alongside the Mendelssohn uses the piano trio a little differently to create a unique color and energy,” explains Presler. “I can't wait to hear all four pieces together.”
About Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Left Coast is a versatile group of twelve musicians that performs in different combinations, presenting chamber music new and old. It is the mission of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble to forge connections through stirring presentations of chamber music across the Bay Area. The Ensemble strives to make connections between composer and performer, performer and audience, audience and music, and between music of all eras by staging a spectrum of imaginative programs that enchant and delight the listener, and give diverse audiences multiple entry points for engaging with the music.
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“The D Minor Mendelssohn Trio on this program is one of the first pieces of chamber music I fell in love with,” explains Anna Presler, LCCE Artistic Director. “My parents had a box set, recordings of famous piano trios, that we listened to over and over when I was four or five years old.” After not hearing the trios for a long time, Presler revisited the piece as a teenager and was surprised at how intense her experience of the music was. “It let me listen again with the wordless happiness that music gives children.”
Left Coast is eager to present the Mendelssohn with new works, bringing a modern perspective to the piano trio. “Each of the contemporary piano trios we are presenting alongside the Mendelssohn uses the piano trio a little differently to create a unique color and energy,” explains Presler. “I can't wait to hear all four pieces together.”
About Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Left Coast is a versatile group of twelve musicians that performs in different combinations, presenting chamber music new and old. It is the mission of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble to forge connections through stirring presentations of chamber music across the Bay Area. The Ensemble strives to make connections between composer and performer, performer and audience, audience and music, and between music of all eras by staging a spectrum of imaginative programs that enchant and delight the listener, and give diverse audiences multiple entry points for engaging with the music.
Mendelssohn and New Voices features Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49, scored for violin, cello and piano, widely considered to be one of the composer’s greatest works. In reviewing the piece, composer Robert Schumann praised his colleague by saying, “He is the Mozart of the 19th century, the most brilliant of musicians, the one who most clearly perceives the contradictions of the age, and the first to reconcile them.” This piece, both energetic and lyrical, has continued to enchant audiences in ensuing decades. The concert includes contemporary works by Craig Walsh, Jeremy Podgursky and Sean Varah, each providing an exciting new take on the traditional piano trio.
“The D Minor Mendelssohn Trio on this program is one of the first pieces of chamber music I fell in love with,” explains Anna Presler, LCCE Artistic Director. “My parents had a box set, recordings of famous piano trios, that we listened to over and over when I was four or five years old.” After not hearing the trios for a long time, Presler revisited the piece as a teenager and was surprised at how intense her experience of the music was. “It let me listen again with the wordless happiness that music gives children.”
Left Coast is eager to present the Mendelssohn with new works, bringing a modern perspective to the piano trio. “Each of the contemporary piano trios we are presenting alongside the Mendelssohn uses the piano trio a little differently to create a unique color and energy,” explains Presler. “I can't wait to hear all four pieces together.”
About Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Left Coast is a versatile group of twelve musicians that performs in different combinations, presenting chamber music new and old. It is the mission of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble to forge connections through stirring presentations of chamber music across the Bay Area. The Ensemble strives to make connections between composer and performer, performer and audience, audience and music, and between music of all eras by staging a spectrum of imaginative programs that enchant and delight the listener, and give diverse audiences multiple entry points for engaging with the music.
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“The D Minor Mendelssohn Trio on this program is one of the first pieces of chamber music I fell in love with,” explains Anna Presler, LCCE Artistic Director. “My parents had a box set, recordings of famous piano trios, that we listened to over and over when I was four or five years old.” After not hearing the trios for a long time, Presler revisited the piece as a teenager and was surprised at how intense her experience of the music was. “It let me listen again with the wordless happiness that music gives children.”
Left Coast is eager to present the Mendelssohn with new works, bringing a modern perspective to the piano trio. “Each of the contemporary piano trios we are presenting alongside the Mendelssohn uses the piano trio a little differently to create a unique color and energy,” explains Presler. “I can't wait to hear all four pieces together.”
About Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Left Coast is a versatile group of twelve musicians that performs in different combinations, presenting chamber music new and old. It is the mission of Left Coast Chamber Ensemble to forge connections through stirring presentations of chamber music across the Bay Area. The Ensemble strives to make connections between composer and performer, performer and audience, audience and music, and between music of all eras by staging a spectrum of imaginative programs that enchant and delight the listener, and give diverse audiences multiple entry points for engaging with the music.
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