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CMS Radio Programming for the 2009-2010 Season
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2009-2010 radio season features 26 one-hour programs drawn from live performances recorded during the Chamber Music Society’s 2008-2009 season. Programs are hosted by Elliott Forrest and include commentary by CMS Co-Artistic Director David Finckel and musicians. The CMS radio series is syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network, and heard on more than sixty commercial and non-commercial stations across the U.S. Broadcasts, carried locally on WQXR-FM, begin in the fall of 2009. Programming details follow.
The thrilling theme music for the program is the final variation of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50, performed by violinist Da-Hong Seetoo, and CMS Artistic Directors cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han. You can buy the recording for this particular performance from ArtistLed.com.
Program 1:
Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
David Shifrin, clarinet; Daniel Hope, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Gilbert Kalish piano
Program 2:
Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle
Claron McFadden, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Pacifica Quartet
Schubert: Quartet in D minor for Strings, D. 810, Op. Posth. “Death and
the Maiden”
Belcea Quartet
Program 3:
Haydn: Quartet in D minor for Strings, Op. 103
Escher String Quartet
Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major for Winds and Strings, Op. 20
David Shifrin, clarinet; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Jaime Laredo, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass
Program 4:
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole for Two Pianos
Anne-Marie McDermott, Gilles Vonsattel, pianos
Brahms: Quartet in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 60
Opus One Piano Quartet
Program 5:
Shostakovich: Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11
Adam Barnett-Hart, Philip Setzer, Wu Jie, Joseph Silverstein, violins; Pierre Lapointe, Paul Neubauer, violas; Andrew Janss, Gary Hoffmann, cellos
Britten: Mazurka elegiaca for Two Pianos, Op. 23, No. 2
Inon Barnatan, Anne-Marie McDermott, pianos
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
Johannes String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet
Program 6:
Sebastian Currier: Verge for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Jose-Franch Ballester, clarinet; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Alessio Bax, piano
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K. 320d
Ani Kavafian, solo violin; Ida Kavafian, solo viola; and Chamber Orchestra
Program 7:
Wolf: Italian Serenade for String Quartet
Orion String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Selected Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) for Solo Piano
Jeremy Denk, piano
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80
Elmar Oliveira, violin; Frederic Chiu, piano
Program 8:
Bartok: Quartet No. 4 for Strings, Sz. 91, BB 93
Jerusalem Quartet
Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D major for Strings
Jerusalem Quartet
Program 9:
Debussy: Danse sacree et Danse profane for Strings and Harp
Orion String Quartet; Kurt Muroki, double bass; June Han, harp
Poulenc: Banalities for Voice and Piano
Measha Breuggergosman, soprano; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Parisii Quartet
Berio: Duets for Two Violins
Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Bella Histova, Melvin Chen, Jessica Lee, Katie Hyun, Miki-Sophia Cloud, Nicholas DiEugenio, Rebecca Anderson, David Southorn, violins
Prokofiev: Five Poems for Voice and Piano, Op. 27
Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Mozart: Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello in D Major, K. 593
Susie Park, Shmuel Ashkenasi, violins; Teng Li, Beth Guterman, violas; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Program 11:
Britten: Quartet No. 1 in D major for Strings, Op. 25
Belcea Quartet
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 1 in B minor for Strings, Op. 50
Belcea Quartet
Program 12:
Bach: Sonata in G minor for Viola da gamba and Piano, BWV 1029
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello; Angela Hewitt, piano
Handel: “Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen” HWV 203
Julianne Baird, soprano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord: Paul O’Dette, lute; Fred Sherry, cello
Handel: “Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise” HWV 206
Julianne Baird, soprano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Fred Sherry, cello
Handel: “Meine Seele hört im Sehen” HWV 207
Julianne Baird, soprano; Erin Keefe, violin; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Fred Sherry, cello
Haydn: Quartet in F minor for Strings, Oop. 20, No. 5
Escher String Quartet
Program 13:
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4 in D major for Strings, Op. 83
Jupiter String Quartet
Prokofiev: Skazka (Story) from Four Pieces for Solo Piano, Op. 3
Prokofiev: Shutka (Jest) from Four Pieces for Solo Piano, Op. 3
Frederic Chiu, piano
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2 in F major for Strings, Op. 92
Belcea Quartet
Program 14:
William Bolcom: Graceful Ghost from Three Rags for String Quartet
Escher Quartet
George Tsontakis: KnickKnacks for Violin and Viola
Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola
Irving Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet
Ransom Wilson, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; William Purvis, horn
Pierre Jalbert: Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Susie Park, violin; Julie Albers, cello
Program 15:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Daniel Phillips, Cho-Liang Lin, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; David Kim, viola; Sophie Shao, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Stephen Taylor, Randall Ellis, Mark Hill, oboes; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, Stewart Rose, horns; John Gibbons, harpsichord
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Carol Wincenc, Tara Helen O’Connor, flutes; Cho-Liang Lin, Arnaud Sussmann, Ida Kavafian, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; John Gibbons, harpsichord
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Paul Neubauer, Beth Guterman, violas; Fred Sherry, Sophie Shao, Priscilla Lee, cellos; Kurt Muroki, double bass; John Gibbons, harpsichord
Program 16:
Biber: Battalia for Strings and Continuo
Ian Swensen, Yoon Kwon, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, David Kim, Lily Francis, Erin Keefe, violas; Daxun Zhang, Kurt Muroki, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute
Telemann: Concerto in A minor for Recorder, Two Violins, and Continuo, TWV 43:a3
Matthias Maute, recorder; Erin Keefe, Lily Francis, violins; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Milan Turkovic, bassoon
Muffat: Passacaglia in G major for String Quintet
Erin Keefe, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, David Kim, violas; Paul O’Dette, lute; Fred Sherry, cello; Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord
Handel: “Susse Stille, sanfter, Quelle” from Nine Arias for Soprano and Continuo, HWV 205
Handel: “Die ihr aus dunkeln Gruften” from Nine Arias for Soprano and Continuo, HWV 208
Julianne Baird, soprano; Erin Keefe, violin; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Fred Sherry, cello
*Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor for Two Violins and Continuo, RV 63 “La Follia” *
Arnaud Sussmann, Yoon Kwon, violins; Paul O’Dette, lute; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Program 17:
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for Flute and Piano, Op. 94
Ransom Wilson, flute; Frederic Chiu, piano
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor for Strings, Op. 80
Orion String Quartet
Program 18:
Mendelssohn: Concertpiece No. 2 in D minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano, Op. 114
David Shifrin, clarinet; Jose Franch-Ballester, basset horn; Jeremy Denk, piano
Beethoven: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Program 19:
Haydn: Quartet in C major for Strings, Op. 33, No. 3 “The Bird”
Jerusalem Quartet
Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 8
Inon Barnatan, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Julie Albers, cello
Program 20:
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56
Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, violins
Janacek: Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata”
Prazak Quartet
Prokofiev: Quintet in G minor for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Bass, Op. 39
Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Susie Park, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Daxun Zhang, double bass
Program 21:
Bach: Sonata in G major for Viola da gamba and Piano, BWV 1027
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello; Angela Hewitt, piano
Haydn: Quartet in F major, Op. 50, No. 5
Prazak Quartet
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Program 22:
Stravinsky: Septet for Winds, Strings and Piano
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; William Purvis, horn; Erin Keefe, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Julie Albers, cello; Gabriel Shuford, piano
Debussy: Jeux for Two Pianos
Anne-Marie McDermott, Gilles Vonsattel, pianos
George Tsontakis: Quartet No. 3 for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Opus One Piano Quartet
Program 23:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Lily Francis, Ani Kavafian, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, David Kim, Daniel Phillips, violas; Priscilla Lee, Fred Sherry, Sophie Shao, cellos; Kurt Muroki, double bass; John Gibbons, harpsichord
Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major for Three Violins and Continuo
Yoon Kwon, Ian Swensen, Lily Francis, violins; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Bach: Sonata in D major for Viola da gamba, BWV 1028
Daniel Muller-Schott, cello; Angela Hewitt, piano
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Recorder, Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, and Continuo, RV 107
Matthias Maute, recorder; Stephen Taylor, oboe, Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Ian Swensen, violin; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Carol Wincenc, flute; Ani Kavafian, Cho-Liang Lin, Lily Francis, violins; David Kim, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; John Gibbons, harpsichord; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Washburn, trumpet
Program 24:
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homonculus
Johannes String Quartet
Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Joseph Silverstein, Yoon Kwon, violins; Teng Li, viola; Andres Diaz, cello
Program 25:
Haydn: Quartet in F-sharp minor for Strings, Op. 50, No. 4
Belcea Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Violas, and Cello, Op. 87
Arnaud Sussmann, Ani Kavafian, violins; Paul Neubauer, Beth Guterman, violas; Gary Hoffman, cello
Program 26:
Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Parisii Quartet
Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 66
Jeremy Denk, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Gary Hoffman, cello