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MUSICDAYS VIANDEN 2026 – Closing concert

8 NOVEMBER, 5:00 PM / Château de Vianden

The Embers of Romanticism

Farrenc & Schubert
An immersive candlelit musical experience

By candlelight, this programme brings together two major works from the Romantic repertoire for piano quintet, offering two complementary approaches to chamber music in the 19th century.

Louise Farrenc’s Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 30, composed in 1839, opens the concert with music of remarkable formal discipline and expressive intensity. A celebrated pianist and composer during her lifetime, Farrenc creates a richly woven dialogue for the same ensemble as Schubert’s famous “Trout” Quintet. With remarkable precision in the balance between piano and strings, each instrument contributes to a clear, harmonious and deeply vibrant musical architecture. The work captivates through its inner energy, the richness of its musical exchanges and the strength of its expression.

In contrast, Franz Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, composed in 1819 and known as the “Trout” Quintet, offers a brighter and more narrative vision of the form. Inspired by his famous lied, the work is distinguished by its flowing melodies, transparent textures and unusual instrumentation, which includes the double bass. Schubert creates an intimate yet songful world in which the interplay of colours and recurring motifs gives rise to an atmosphere of remarkable freshness and vitality.

Presented together in a single programme, these two works offer a contrasting journey between density and lightness, discipline and spontaneity, revealing the extraordinary expressive richness of the piano quintet as a vehicle for Romantic music.

A complimentary glass of friendship, offered by the Friends of Vianden Castle a.s.b.l., will be served after the concert.

Programm Louise Farrenc (1804–1875)
Klavierquintett in a-Moll op. 30 (1839)
Allegro
Adagio non troppo
Scherzo. Presto
Finale. Allegro

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Klavierquintett in A-Dur D 667 „Forellenquintett“
Allegro vivace

Andante
Scherzo. Presto

Tema con variazioni

Allegro giusto

Musikerinnen und Musiker

SANDRINE CANTOREGGI, Violine

SUSANNE MARTENS, Viola

TOM FELTGEN, Violoncello

JEANNOT SANAVIA, Kontrabass

BÉATRICE RAUCHS, Klavier