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