The Peabody Trio
2009-2010 Repertory


NOTES:

1. On a case-by-case basis, presenters may draw on the repertory below to customize programs.
2. All programs, including those here, must be approved through BesenArts before being considered confirmed.
3. Programs as of May 28, 2008, subject to change.

* This is a reconstruction of Janáček’s String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata.” Based on historical evidence that the work was first conceived as a piano trio, this version was prepared with the approval of the original publisher.

** Exploring the boundary between music and the movement that causes it, De Mey’s Musique de tables refers to the historical form, tafelmusik, its structure essentially that of a baroque suite — but for fists,  fingertips, knuckles, and nails.  Composed for three performers, each seated at a small table that serves as a musical instrument, the piece calls for a diversity of tones to be produced by the performers striking the tables in different ways.  There are some modest technical requirements that must be met to present this work.

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Program 1
1. Beethoven: Variations in G major, Op. 121a “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” (1803, rev. 1816)
—OR Haydn: Trio TBA
2. Ives: Trio
—Intermission—
3. Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839)
Plus a “Programmed” Encore:
4. Thierry De Mey: Musique de tables (1987) **

Program 2
1. Jonathan Harvey: Trio (1971)
2. Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839)
—Intermission—
3. Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” (1811)

Program 3
1. Janáček: “Kreutzer Sonata” (1908), reconstructed by Stephen Coxe *
2. Alfred Schnittke: Trio (1992)
—Intermission—
3. Dvořák: Trio in F minor, Op. 65 (1883)

Program 4
1. Ives: Trio
2. Thierry De Mey: Musique de tables (1987) **
—Intermission—
3. Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” (1811)
—OR Schubert: Trio in B-flat major, D. 898 (1827)
—OR Schubert: Trio in E-flat major, K. 929 (1827)


Schubertiade Project
The following two programs (5-A and 5-B) may be programmed separately or as a pair.

Program 5-A — All Schubert
1. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 (1824, performed by cello & piano)
2. Schubert: Fantasy for Violin & Piano in C major, D. 934 (1827)
intermission
3. Schubert: Trio in B-flat major, D. 898 (1827)
—OR Schubert: Trio in E-flat major, K. 929 (1827)

Program 5-B — Trios & Songs of Schubert & Ives
with William Sharp, baritone
Two of the greatest and most prolific writers of the art song are intertwined in a program of song with and without words.
1. Ives: Trio
2. Schubert: Selections from Schwanengesang
intermission
3. Ives: Selection of art songs
4. Schubert: Trio in B-flat major, D. 898 (1827)


Collaborative Projects

Program A — Gift of the Beloved: Beethoven, Goethe & the Persian Sufi Master, Hafiz
with Elizabeth Mansfield, actress
Goethe's last great poem, the Divan of West and East, inspired by the Divan of 14th century Sufi master, Hafiz, was among Beethoven’s most beloved verse.  In Gift of the Beloved, the music of Beethoven’s Opus 70 Trios is intertwined with the words of Goethe, in glorious celebration of love, faith, and the joy of life.
Concept: Elizabeth Mansfield.
Text and music selection, adaptation, and performance: Elizabeth Mansfield and The Peabody Trio.
Translations: John Whaley.

Program B — Trios & Songs of Schubert & Ives
with William Sharp, baritone
Two of the greatest and most prolific writers of the art song are intertwined in a program of song with and without words.
1. Ives: Trio
2. Schubert: Selections from Schwanengesang
intermission
3. Ives: Selection of Art songs
4. Schubert: Trio in B-flat major, D. 898 (1827)
    
Program C — A Short Program for the Gastronomically Inclined
with Walter van Dyk, narrator
Perfect for a special event!
1. Thierry De Mey: Musique de tables (1987) **
2. Aaron Jay Kernis: The Four Seasons of Futurist Cuisine (1991, with Mr. van Dyk)

Collaboration D — Programs with Roger Tapping viola
Mr. Tapping, former violist of the Takács Quartet, will be available to perform several works with the Peabody Trio, which can be combined in programs made up of other repertory drawn from this document.
Available works with viola:
A. Brahms: Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 (1875)
B. Mozart: Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 (1785)
C. Mozart: Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493 (1786)
D. Schumann: Quartet for Piano & Strings in E-flat major, Op. 47 (1842)