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Schubert Ascending I

November 6, 2009 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall

This performance is sold out. Please call 212-875-5788 for more information.

Program

Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Schubert Fantasy for Piano Four Hands in F minor, D. 940, Op. 103
Schubert Quintet for Two Violins, Viola and Two Cellos in C major, D. 956, Op. 163

Meet the Artists

Borromeo String Quartet, ensemble; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello; Inon Barnatan, Orion Weiss, piano

About This Performance

"Who can do anything after him?" Franz Schubert was reported to have asked after serving as a pallbearer for Beethoven. But, in the short year that the shy composer had left to live, Schubert filled the void left by the Viennese titan, miraculously producing some of music's most treasured masterpieces. Pianist Inon Barnatan, a bright young star of the piano and a familiar figure on CMS' stages, curates this three-concert festival, which recently played to sold-out houses at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw.

SPECIAL EVENTS RELATED TO THIS CONCERT

* Bruce Adolphe takes a closer look at Schubert's String Quintet in C major during his Inside Chamber Music lecture on Wednesday, October 7.
* Schubert Ascending continues on Sunday, November 8 and Tuesday, November 10. Both programs feature Schubert songs, a genre in which he excelled.
* The Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands hints at the treats in store for listeners at a concert later this month. Pianos/Pianists on Friday, November 20 and Sunday, November 22 features an entire program of music for four hands at one, or two, pianos.
* The final program of the season, performed on Sunday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 25, features the "other" Great String Quintets, a category in which Schubert's Cello Quintet surely belongs!