Theme and Variations
GRAND FINALE
For the final concert of Reykholt Chamber Music Festival the instrumentalists perform in various ensembles. We will hear Mozart’s flute quartet in A-major and Variations on God Save the King for violin and cello by the Belgian composer-cellist Adrien-François Servais and finally a performance of Mendelssohn’s String Octet in Eb-major op. 20, a first at Reykholt Chamber Music Festival. This will conclude the festival’s programme.
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Flute-Quartet in A-major, KV 298
Andante
Menuetto
Rondeau
Berglind Stefánsdóttir, flute
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson, violin
Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir, viola
Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson, cello
A.F. Servais (1807-1866)
Variations Brillantes sur l´air God Save the King
Introduction - Grave meastoso
Thème - Maestoso
Variation I - Più mosso
Variation II - Brillante con bravura
Variation III - Largo
Variation IV - Moderato assai
Variation V - Leggiero
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson, violin
Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cello
INTERMISSION
F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String-Octet in Eb-major op. 20
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo
Presto
Minna Pensola, violin
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson, violin
Kari Olamaa, violin
Antti Tikkanen, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir, viola
Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cello
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello