MMF Thursday Nights (Season Opener): Lighting the Torch - Beethoven, Schubert
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 ("Archduke")
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 (D.929)
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 ("Archduke")
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 100 (D.929)
Program
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 60
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Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances for piano four hands, WoO
Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 87
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Johannes Brahms: 16 Waltzes for piano four hands, Op. 39
Robert Schumann: Two Songs
Clara Wieck Schumann: Two Songs
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs
Richard Strauss: Two Songs
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
A special program featuring Artistic Director Philip Setzer and MMF Young Artists performing Romantic works by underrepresented composers who have struggled to have their voices heard. Concert will be followed by a discussion with music scholar Judith Lochhead and composer Menon Dwarka. Presented in partnership with Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning.
Reception to follow.
Program
Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Claude Debussy: Claire de Lune (arr. by Philip Setzer and Nancy Allen)
Philip Setzer: Elegy for violin and harp
Sarah Kirkland Snider: Drink the Wild Ayre (World Premiere of New Version for harp and ensemble)
Edward Elgar: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
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Dmitri Shostakovich: 3 Duets for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 97d
Frank Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet, H.94
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 56
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
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Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances for piano 4 hands, Op. 72
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs for Alto Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A, Op. 81
Program:
Nino Rota: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace con spirito
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Axel Strauss, violin
Ran Dank, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
I. Poco sostenuto; Allegro ma non troppo
II. Allegretto
III. Allegretto ma non troppo
IV. Finale: Allegro
Axel Strauss, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Ran Dank, piano
-INTERMISSION-
Franz Liszt: Tristia (La Vallée d’Obermann) for Piano Trio
Axel Strauss, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Ran Dank, piano
Carl Maria von Weber: Trio in G minor for Flute, Cello, & Piano, Op. 63
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
III. Schäfers Klage: Andante espressivo
IV. Allegro
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Edward Arron, cello
Ran Dank, piano
*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice
Program:
Mikhail Glinka: Sonata in D minor for Viola & Piano
I. Allegro moderato
II. Larghetto, ma non troppo
Rimbo Wong, viola
Jeewon Park, piano
Camille Saint-Säens: Piano Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 41
I. Allegretto
II. Andante maestoso ma con moto
III. Poco allegro più tosto moderato
IV. Allegro
Emily Daggett Smith, violin
Rimbo Wong, viola
Amit Peled, cello
Jeewon Park, piano
-INTERMISSION-
Béla Bartók: Selections from 44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz.98, BB 104
16. Burleszk (Burlesque)
19. Mese (Fairy Tale)
38. Forgatós (Romanian Whirling Dance)
37. Preludium és kanon (Prelude and Canon)
42. Arab dal (Arabian Dance)
43. Pizzicato
28. Bánkódás (Sorrow)
44. "Erdélyi" tánc (Transylvanian Dance)
Philip Setzer and Emily Daggett Smith, violins
Josef Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 1
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro con fuoco
Emily Daggett Smith, violin
Rimbo Wong, viola
Amit Peled, cello
Jeewon Park, piano
*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice
Program:
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-1942)
I. Grazioso
II. Andantino
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Winston Choi, piano
Walter Rabl: Quartet in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, & Piano, Op. 1
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio molto
III. Andantino un poco mosso
IV. Allegro con brio
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
Hye-Jin Kim, violin
Alexander Hersh, cello
Winston Choi, piano
-INTERMISSION-
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Poco adagio
III. Scherzo: Poco allegro
IV. Finale: Allegro
Hye-Jin Kim, violin
Ara Gregorian, viola
Alexander Hersh, cello
Winston Choi, piano
*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice
Program:
Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi for String Quartet
Qing Hou & Brian Hong, violins
Lawrence Neuman, viola
Astrid Schween, cello
Frank Bridge: Piano Quintet in D minor, H. 49
I. Adagio; Allegro moderato
II. Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro con brio
III. Allegro energico
Brian Hong & Qing Hou, violins
Lawrence Neuman, viola
Astrid Schween, cello
Adam Neiman, piano
-INTERMISSION-
Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto
Qing Hou, Brian Hong, Maïthéna Girault*, Cathy Heidt*, violins
Lawrence Neuman & Sebastian Gonzalez Mora*, violas
Astrid Schween & Ismael Guerrero Bombut*, celli
*Artists and Programs Subject to Change Without Notice
Featuring the Emerson String Quartet
Featuring Audrey Flores, French horn; Frank Almond, violin; Ara Gregorian, viola; Bion Tsang, cello; and Adam Neiman, piano performing works by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Rebecca Clarke, and Gabriel Fauré.
Featuring Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Ani Aznavoorian, cello; and Jeewon Park, piano performing works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lowell Liebermann, and Antonín Dvořák.
Featuring Edward Arron, cello; and Adam Neiman, piano performing works by Frédéric Chopin, Manuel de Falla, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms.
Featuring Nurit Bar-Josef and Emily Daggett Smith, violins; Marcus Thompson, viola; Alexander Hersh, cello; and Ran Dank, piano performing works by Paul Juon, Aleksandr Borodin, and César Franck.