TCO CHAMBER MUSIC. “Just enough sun and a little snow…”

EGERT LEINSAAR, HELEN VÄSTRIK, ELO TEPP, YANA MÄGILA violin

KARIN SARV viola

VILLU VIHERMÄE, THEODOR SINK cello

Jean Sibelius String Trio in G minor

Mindaugas Urbaitis Bachvariationen I for four violins

Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F major “American”, Op. 96

One of the concert’s most interesting works comes from the contemporary Lithuanian composer Mindaugas Urbaitis – a piece for four violins on the theme of J. S. Bach’s solo violin partita No. 2 “Ciaccona”. Alongside this Baroque piece with a modern touch comes a melodious Nordic string trio from Jean Sibelius, which demonstrates the composer’s transition from Romanticism to a more contemporary tonal language.  

Antonín Dvořák’s string quartet No. 12 “American” with its engaging melodies and fresh rhythmic alertness makes for enjoyable listening in a time of Christmas anticipation.