Ars Carpatica – Carpathian Voices: Two Romantic Masterworks by Enescu and Zarębski

Chamber Music Concert

Friday, November 20, 202, 7:30 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House
415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Ars Carpatica presents two remarkable chamber works by composers who helped shape the musical landscape of Eastern Europe, and who, by striking coincidence, both chose G minor. Enescu’s youthful Piano Trio reveals the expressive depth and originality that would define his career. Zarębski’s Piano Quintet, Op. 34, stands as one of Romantic chamber music’s great yet underappreciated masterpieces, written just months before his death at 31. Together, these works offer an evening of soaring lyricism, virtuosic brilliance, and richly woven musical conversation for piano and strings.

Sujin Lim, violin
Marian Tănău, violin
Mike Chen, viola
David LeDoux, cello
Kazimierz Brzozowski, piano

Concert Program

George Enescu  (1881–1955): Piano Trio in G minor
Allegro molto vivace                                                                                  
Allegretto grazioso
Andante
Presto 

Intermission

Juliusz Zarębski (1854–1885): Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 34
Allegro                                                                                                       
Romanze: Andante
Scherzo: Vivace
Finale: Allegro non troppo