Music on Thursdays
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
12.30 lunchtime
Venue: Leatherhead Methodist Church KT22 8AY
Parking: Swan Centre multi storey KT22 7RH
Duo Fabulae
Lorena Cantó, viola
Yvain Calvo, piano
Lorena Cantó, viola
Yvain Calvo, piano
Programme
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
from Two Pieces for Viola and Piano H53 (1905)
1 Pensiero (F minor)
and Allegro appassionata in B minor H82 (1907-1908)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Variations for (cello) and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute,
in E-Flat Major WoO 46 [In Men, who feel Love] (1801)
Theme. Andante (Eb major)
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4 (Eb minor)
Variation 5 Si prenda il tempo uun poco più vivace )Eb major)
Variation 6 Adagio
Variation 7 Allegro, ma non troppo
Coda (C minor - Eb major)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
from Two Clarinet Sonatas Op 120 (1894)
arranged for viola (1895)
1 Sonata in F minor
1 Allegro appassionato
2 Andante un poco adagio (Ab major)
3 Allegretto grazioso (Ab major)
4 Vivace (F major)
Concert duration approx: 55 minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
from Two Pieces for Viola and Piano H53 (1905)
1 Pensiero (F minor)
and Allegro appassionata in B minor H82 (1907-1908)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Variations for (cello) and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute,
in E-Flat Major WoO 46 [In Men, who feel Love] (1801)
Theme. Andante (Eb major)
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4 (Eb minor)
Variation 5 Si prenda il tempo uun poco più vivace )Eb major)
Variation 6 Adagio
Variation 7 Allegro, ma non troppo
Coda (C minor - Eb major)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
from Two Clarinet Sonatas Op 120 (1894)
arranged for viola (1895)
1 Sonata in F minor
1 Allegro appassionato
2 Andante un poco adagio (Ab major)
3 Allegretto grazioso (Ab major)
4 Vivace (F major)
Concert duration approx: 55 minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Duo Fabulae
Our name is Duo Fabulae and we are a viola and piano ensemble based in London. We started out as a result of the pandemic, with the aim of launching an online music series at the Sands Films Studio in London. From the very start, our concerts have focused on exploring the narrative side of classical music and creating programmes that speak to us about songs and stories from the past, present and future.
As individual professional musicians, we are prize-winners and perform with prestigious ensembles in the UK and internationally, including the Jubilee String Quartet, United Strings of Europe, and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. As a duo, we have won first prizes in competitions from Poland, Switzerland and USA and made appearances on Spain’s and Germany’s National Radios.
When we get together, we work to create intimate and immersive experiences for our audiences, leading us to collaborate with other artists and performing in unconventional settings such as London's City Lit through the Bloomsbury Festival or the Dijkstra Gallery in Antwerp. In 2023, we were awarded a bursary from the Guildhall School of Music Futures to fund an interdisciplinary project with filmmaker Radu Rojas centred on English composer Frank Bridge and his relationship with the Great War.
As individual professional musicians, we are prize-winners and perform with prestigious ensembles in the UK and internationally, including the Jubilee String Quartet, United Strings of Europe, and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. As a duo, we have won first prizes in competitions from Poland, Switzerland and USA and made appearances on Spain’s and Germany’s National Radios.
When we get together, we work to create intimate and immersive experiences for our audiences, leading us to collaborate with other artists and performing in unconventional settings such as London's City Lit through the Bloomsbury Festival or the Dijkstra Gallery in Antwerp. In 2023, we were awarded a bursary from the Guildhall School of Music Futures to fund an interdisciplinary project with filmmaker Radu Rojas centred on English composer Frank Bridge and his relationship with the Great War.
Lorena Cantó
Lorena Cantó is a classical violist based in London. Through her years of musical study, both at the Yehudi Menuhin School (UK) and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, she has played as a soloist and chamber musician in venues such as the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Wigmore hall, as well as appear in BBC Radio 3's “In Tune”, Classic Fm and Radio Clásica.
As a string quartet player, Lorena was member of the Jubilee String Quartet (2017 -2023), with whom she released two albums for the Rubicon Classics label, a Haydn CD in 2019 and a Schubert CD in 2022.
As a string quartet player, Lorena was member of the Jubilee String Quartet (2017 -2023), with whom she released two albums for the Rubicon Classics label, a Haydn CD in 2019 and a Schubert CD in 2022.
Yvain Calvo
Yvain Calvo is a Spanish pianist with an active career both as a soloist and chamber musician. Yvain graduated with the highest praise from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in 2021 under the tutelage of Peter Bithell and Caroline Palmer.
Established in London, Yvain’s achievements include appearances at the Oxford Philharmonic Friend’s Evening, recitals at Milton Court Concert Hall, as well as recording at Abbey Road Studios. As an accompanist he has collaborated in the 2022 Proms at St Jude’s.
Established in London, Yvain’s achievements include appearances at the Oxford Philharmonic Friend’s Evening, recitals at Milton Court Concert Hall, as well as recording at Abbey Road Studios. As an accompanist he has collaborated in the 2022 Proms at St Jude’s.
Recordings of the works in today's concert
Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
from Two Pieces for Viola and Piano H53 (1905)
1 Pensiero (F minor) [4:00]
2 Allegro appassionata in B minor H82 (1907-1908) [3:00]
Most violists seem to play the combination we shall hear at our concert - the first of the two pieces in the earlier H53, followed by the H82 Appassionata. The example here is violist Serena Hsu with pianist David Ji, performing in the Sprague Memorial Hall of Yale School of Music in the University of the same name.
If you too are puzzled by the piece that seems to be so frequently forgotten, here we have a recording of the missing Allegretto from H53's Two Pieces for Viola and Piano. The duo are Louise Williams, viola, and David Owen Norris, piano. It is actually a rather lovely work, more pensive than the appassionata!
from Two Pieces for Viola and Piano H53 (1905)
1 Pensiero (F minor) [4:00]
2 Allegro appassionata in B minor H82 (1907-1908) [3:00]
Most violists seem to play the combination we shall hear at our concert - the first of the two pieces in the earlier H53, followed by the H82 Appassionata. The example here is violist Serena Hsu with pianist David Ji, performing in the Sprague Memorial Hall of Yale School of Music in the University of the same name.
If you too are puzzled by the piece that seems to be so frequently forgotten, here we have a recording of the missing Allegretto from H53's Two Pieces for Viola and Piano. The duo are Louise Williams, viola, and David Owen Norris, piano. It is actually a rather lovely work, more pensive than the appassionata!
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Variations for (cello) and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's The Magic Flute,
in E-Flat Major WoO 46 [In Men, who feel Love] (1801) [18:45]
Theme. Andante (Eb major)
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4 (Eb minor)
Variation 5 Si prenda il tempo uun poco più vivace )Eb major)
Variation 6 Adagio
Variation 7 Allegro, ma non troppo
Coda (C minor - Eb major)
Andras Schiff is the pianist here in a stunning platform performance with cellist Miklós Perényi, recorded in the Great Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
from Two Clarinet Sonatas Op 120 (1894)
arranged for viola (1895) [23:00]
1 Sonata in F minor
I Allegro appassionato
II Andante un poco adagio (Ab major)
III Allegretto grazioso (Ab major)
IV Vivace (F major)
These two young players seem very well matched. They are Adrien Boissseau, viola, and Gaspard Dehaene, piano, performing in the Flâneries Musicales de Reims (Reims Musical Strolls). There are over 20 venues for this festival and unfortunately the recording does not show which this comes from.
Previous concert
15 May 2025 - Ellen Baumring-Gledhill, cello, Dafydd Chapman. piano, both from the Royal Academy of Music - click here
Next concert
29 May 2025 - Lin Xu-Zhang, piano, from the Royal Academy of Music - click here
