Welgemeend Archives - Albert Combrink

Beethoven Ghost Trio Op.70 No. 1 – TRIO DE MUSIQUE 4 AUGUST 2019, 1 PM-2.15 PM

Albert Combrink2019-07-29T19:26:40+02:00

Beethoven wrote the two piano trios of Op. 70 in Vienna in 1808, the year during which he also completed the Fifth Symphony and composed the Sixth Symphony and Choral Fantasy. The trios are dedicated to the Countess Marie Erdödy, in whose house he was living when he composed them; they were first performed there in December 1808 and were published together the next year. The first is popularly called the “Ghost” Trio, an allusion to the mysterious atmosphere of the second movement (Largo assai ed espressivo) evoked by [read more…]

Ghosts and Angels – Trio de Musique 4 August 2019, 1 pm-2.15 pm

2019-07-29T18:58:31+02:00

The Trio de Musique presents an afternoon of music by Beethoven and Brahms. Lieder of Brahms and the well-known “Ghost” Trio of Beethoven will be intermingled with historical information about the music as well as letters by composers presented by the trio, made up of Thomas de Bruin, Ariella Ciara and Albert Combrink

Accompanying the beloved music in an intimate setting, Andries from “Sweet Petals – Cape Town” will treat the audience with his homemade refreshments, which are [read more…]