In our Vermeer Visits debut at Salon Music Highgate, join Richard Egarr and Sijie Chen in a rare performance of the complete Schubert Sonatinas with a period fortepiano, exploring performance practices of the time to experience these works with fresh eyes. The three Sonatinas (titled ‘Sonatas’ in Schubert’s autograph but changed by the publishers due to their modest length) were written in 1816, in a period when keyboard instruments were changing rapidly on their journey from harpsichords to modern-day pianos. The Sonatinas are intimate and perfectly crafted, moving seamlessly between lyrical and dramatic, tender and bittersweet - a reflection of Schubert’s approach to lieder writing.

Programme

Franz Schubert - Sonatina no.1 in D major, D384
Franz Schubert - Sonatina no.2 in a minor, D385
Franz Schubert - Sonatina no.3 in g minor, D408

~ Richard Egarr (fortepiano) and Sijie Chen (violin) ~

Venue: Salon Music Highgate, 33 Hampstead Lane, N6 4RT
Doors open 5:30pm for welcome drinks
Duration: approx 1hr 30mins

** This preview concert presents the same programme as the event at Burgh House on 27 April at 3pm. **