Last Days in Old Europe
op. 127 (2023)for horn trio (violin, horn, piano)
Duration: 10'
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
16/12/2024
Wigmore Hall, London
Richard Watkins, horn / Benjamin Nabarro, violin / Alasdair Beatson, piano / Nash Ensemble
Composer's Notes
This Trio is for Richard Bassett who asked me to write the piece. I borrowed the title “Last days in old Europe” from Richard's delightful book about his early years in Trieste, Ljubljana, Vienna and Berlin. My grandparents were from England, Belgium, Germany and Hungary but I was born in Vienna. My life began in fascist times and I fear that democracy was just a happy interlude. This probably accounts for the melancholy strain of this Trio.
Solenne
Misurato
Moderato Cantabile
Allegro ma non troppo
Solenne
Kurt Schwertsik - November 2024