Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival

Coffee Concert

For Sunday morning we have a trio of works from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, starting with Fauré’s Theme and Variations for solo piano which was premiered in London in 1896. Fauré’s pupil Ravel wrote only one string quartet, in 1903, and it has become a much-loved staple of the repertoire. These pieces are juxtaposed by Paul Hindemith’s 1922 Sonata for solo viola which demonstrates the rich texture and sonority of the viola as a solo instrument.

Fauré Theme and Variations for solo piano, Op. 73

Hindemith Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25 No. 1

Ravel String Quartet in F major