Trio Pastorale, op. 12 - FL/EH/PN

Trio Pastoral, op. 12
for flute, English horn and piano
by Dirk-Michael Kirsch (b. 1965) - German composer and oboist This work was composed between 1998-2004; originally meant to be in one movement for various combinations for oboe, cello, and piano or for flute, viola, and harp. In both of these combinations, the work has had several performances, until the unexpected death of Ursula Fleck, his first piano teacher, prompted the composer to expand the piece to a three-movement trio. The definitive version for flute, English horn, and piano is meant to be an essay on the dedicatees personal character as well as a posthumous declaration of friendship for her, but at the same time, also a composition for the trio LuDiAl, of which the composer is himself a member.