It’s the time of year for La Cafamore’s fall tour. This time, three members of the string quartet from Nelson will be in Crawford Bay on Oct. 6 for a Sunday afternoon concert.
La Cafamore has been striving to bring high quality classical music to the ears of Kootenay listeners since 2008. In the October concert, they will bring two famous piano trios to Crawford Bay classical music lovers.
Haydn’s Gypsy is recognizable because of its lively last movement, which uses themes based on Hungarian Gypsy music. This trio is from a set of 3 written during Haydn’s second visit to England in 1795 when the composer was 63, and enjoying a huge amount of popularity and success. They were dedicated to his English copyist and probable lover, Rebecca Schroeder.
Beethoven’s Archduke is considered the pinnacle of the piano trio repertoire, with its expansive themes and orchestral-like instrumentation. Composed in 1811, the trio was likely performed soon after its completion, but did not reach the public’s ears until April 1814. Beethoven was the pianist in this, the last of his public performances. Of Beethoven’s playing, Louis Spohr wrote, “In the forte passages, the poor deaf man pounded on the keys until the strings jangled and in the piano, he played so softly that whole groups of notes were omitted.”
The concert — which will feature pianist Carolyn Cameron, violinist Angela Snyder and violist Alexis More — begins at 2 p.m. at the Harrison Memorial Church on Crawford Creek Road. Admission is by a minimum donation of $5. Visit La Cafamore’s Facebook page for the entire tour schedule, program notes and repertoire.
—LA CAFAMORE