Programme ideas from the  Trio  “B3  Classic”

A       CLASSICAL  MAESTROS

Beethoven – Trio in B flat major, Op.11 /Beethoven – Trio in E flat major, Op.71 / Brahms – Trio in A minor, Op.114

B       THE ROMANTICS   

Bruch – Eight Pieces, Op.83 / Schumann – Fairy Tales, Op.132 / Glinka – Trio Pathetique  

C        TWENTIETH CENTURY ROMANTICS    

D’Indy – Trio in B flat major, Op.29 / Drigo – Meditazione /  Zemlinsky – Trio in D minor , Op.3  

D       IMPRESIONIST MUSIC  

Music of Debussy, Ravel, Newton and Zalba

E       20th CENTURY MUSIC  

A variety of styles and influences can be included.

F       CONTEMPORARY MUSIC  

Programmes of music written since 1990, including the possibility of making world premieres.

G       SPANISH MUSIC   

Includes classical and light music, and the possibility of premieres.

H       SPECIAL THEME CONCERTS    

Beethoven – Includes the version made by the composer (Op.38) of his famous Septimino  and the works of Beethoven in Programme A. Brahms – A very special programme offering a clarinet sonata, a cello sonata and the trio of Brahms in programme A) Mozart – Trios of Mozart in special versions by the trio B3 Classic Zalba – 6 Pieces for trio, and the trio ‘Autumn Journeys’ There also is the possibility of concerts largely devoted to the work of other composers: McCabe, Schubert, Bruch, Debussy, etc.

  I        SERIES AND CYCLES OF MUSIC  

“The Change of Century in Chamber Music” – consists of four concerts, each one including works written in the change of century from the 18th to 19th, from the 19th to 20th, and the  20th to 21st. All the music has been written in the last ten,  or first new ten, of a century thereby mentioned which is to guarantee great contrast with three relevant period works in each concert

“Beethoven and his Contemporaries”  - four concerts which explore the period 1770 to 1830 with the inclusion of composers such as  Eberl, Schubert and Ries y pupils/admirers such as the Archduke Rudolf.

“European Journey” – Four concerts which mix as many countries of Europe (both of the European Union and outside of it) as is possible. A rich musical journey.

J        NATIONALIST MUSIC

Apart the the  mentioned Spanish programme it is also possible to construct programmes giving prominence to a particular nation … ideas could be of British music, German, Czech, Russian, Austrian-German, French etc. …

 K       SOLOISTS OF THE GROUP   

A varied programme offering a master work for the trio and other virtuosic and melodic pieces for each of the members of the group. Very interesting as an

 L       SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS     A programme with an educational bias offering the most adequate pieces for each situation and commentaries (in English, Spanish or French) about the instruments of this group, the composers and their periods by the performers themselves. Also with the possibility of a chat or dialogue at the end of the event. Ideal for Conservatoires and music schools, but also for schools and other colleges.

 M     GREAT CLASSICAL SUCCESS STORIES     A concert with very well-known items in arrangements and transcriptions of  the trio B3 Classic; film melodies, opera and light opera excerpts, symphonic extracts etc. The purpose is to provide a very enjoyable programme to all age groups.