6th Chamber Concert

Eerie, mystical, ghostly: The 5th Chamber Concert transports listeners into a world of the fantastic. At its heart lies Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous “Ghost Trio,” whose nickname stems from the eerily floating middle movement and a remark by Beethoven’s student Carl Czerny: “The character of this Largo, to be performed very slowly, is ghostly and eerie, like an apparition from the underworld.” Accompanied by Emánuel Moór’s rarely heard Piano Trio, Op. 81, a true gem of chamber music is presented. Here, Moór combines late-Romantic warmth with an elegance that borders on the Baroque. With his Fantasy Pieces (Phantasiestücke), Op. 88, Robert Schumann created a whole world of colors, moods, and characters. The four miniatures from Schumann’s exceptionally productive “Year of Chamber Music” in 1842 form a sensitive interplay between intimacy, passion, and dance-like lightness.