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CMS EdWeb

Interactive media to enhance your understanding and appreciation of chamber music.

Most Recent Video:

Master Class with the Orion String Quartet

Taped March 12, 2009.

Recently celebrating their 20th anniversary as a quartet and their 10th season with CMS, the four extraordinary members of the Orion String Quartet coach two young ensembles in works of Brahms and Smetana.

Accompanying materials for this lecture can be downloaded here (Adobe Acrobat required):
Master Class Program

Additional Master Classes from the 2008-09 Season

Master Class: Angela Hewitt

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Acclaimed as the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time, Angela Hewitt explores interpretation of Bach keyboard masterpieces with a group of outstanding young pianists.

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Taped December 11, 2008.

Master Class: Menahem Pressler

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One of the most beloved chamber musicians of our time, Menahem Pressler is best known as the pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio, which he helped found in 1955 and anchored until their final season in 2008. This class provides an insider’s view of his extraordinary work as teacher and coach.

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Taped March 18, 2008.

Master Class: Daniel Hope

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The art of interpretation and fine points of technique are revealed as CMS Artist Daniel Hope coaches young chamber musicians works of Schubert, Debussy, and Brahms.

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Master Class Program

Taped October 6, 2008.

Click here to visit the Edweb Archive for lectures from the 2008-09 CMS season.