Robert Schumann
Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132

Alban Berg
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5

Robert Schumann
Märchenbilder for Piano and Viola, Op. 113

INTERMISSION

Robert Schumann
Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73
Theme with Variations in E-flat major, WoO 24 “

Ghost Variations”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Viola in E-flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"

The music of Robert Schumann has long been a major influence on Jörg Widmann’s own compositions. Joined by Sir András Schiff and Antoine Tamestit, he now brings three of Schumann’s works to the Pierre Boulez Saal that draw inspiration from poetic and non-musical ideas and reflect the Romantic fascination with the world of fairy tales. Alban Berg’s aphoristic Four Pieces of 1913 provide a striking contrast. The program concludes with Mozart’s “Kegelstatt” Trio, the historical model for the unusual combination of clarinet, viola, and piano.