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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2011-2012 radio season features 26 one-hour programs drawn from live performances recorded during the Chamber Music Society’s 2010-2011 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 by over six million listeners on more than sixty commercial and non-commercial stations across the U.S. Broadcasts, carried locally on WQXR-FM can be heard Monday evenings at 10:00 PM. 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.
The Chamber Music Society is grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for their support of the Chamber Music Society's National Radio Series.
Program 1
Schubert Cello Quintet
Schubert - Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D. 956, Op. 163
Yura Lee, Kristin Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, David Finckel, cello
Program 2
French Exploration
Jolivet - Chant de Linos for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp
Ransom Wilson, flute; Bella Hristova, violin; Ida Kavafian, viola; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Françaix - Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Poulenc - Sextet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn
Alessio Bax, piano; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Program 3
An Evening with Mozart
Mozart - Quintet in C minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 406
Lily Francis, Jessica Lee, violin; Ida Kavafian, Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Mozart - Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major for Piano and String Quartet, K. 449
Juho Pohjonen, piano; Shmuel Ashkenasi, Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Program 4
Bach Concerti - Two Brandenburgs & a Concerto for Two Violins
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Daniel Phillips, violino piccolo; Joseph Silverstein, Jessica Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord; Stephen Taylor, Randall Ellis, Mark Hill, oboe; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, Stewart Rose, horn
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Paul Neubauer, Mark Holloway, viola; Efe Baltacigil, Fred Sherry, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord
Bach - Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043
Kristin Lee, Daniel Hope, solo violin; Yura Lee, Bella Hristova, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette lute
Program 5
Schubert, Steven Stucky, Brahms
Schubert - Rondo in A major for Piano, Four Hands, D. 951
Yoko Nozaki, Emanuel Ax, piano
Stucky - Allegretto quasi Andantino (Schubert Dream) for Piano, Four Hands (CMS Commission, World Premiere)
Emanuel Ax, Yoko Nozaki, piano
Brahms - Trio No. 2 in C major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 87
Anne-Marie McDermott, Ani Kavafian, violin; Carter Brey, cello
Program 6
George Crumb's American Songbook with Thomas Hampson
Crumb - Selections from American Songbooks for Baritone, Piano, and Percussion
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Ayano Kataoka, David Cossin, Haruka Fujii, Jeffrey Milarsky, percussion
Program 7
Shostakovich & Brahms
Shostakovich - Trio No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 8
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Nicholas Altstaedt, cello
Brahms - Quartet in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 25
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Jessica Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Program 8
Composers in their Youth
Mahler - Quartet in A minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Alessio Bax, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Bartok - Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, BB 33, DD 77
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, Ani Kavafian, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Program 9
Haydn & Dvorak
Haydn - Quartet in G major for Strings, Hob. III:81, Op. 77, No. 1
Belcea Quartet
Dvorák - Quartet in D major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 23
Jeremy Denk, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Program 10
Beethoven/Brahms I
Beethoven - Variations in G major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 121a, “Kakadu”
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Carter Brey, cello
Brahms - Trio No. 1 in B major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 8
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; David Finckel, cello
Program 11
Baroque Mix - focus on the fiddle
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Ransom Wilson, Sooyun Kim, flute; Jennifer Frautschi, Joseph Silverstein, Amy Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Kurt Muroki, double Bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord
Bach/arr.Mozart - Fugue No. 1 in C minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, (BWV 871), arr. By Mozart, K. 405
Shmuel Ashkenasi, Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Telemann - Concerto in A minor for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, TWV 51:a1
Daniel Hope, solo violin; Bella Hristova, Yura Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Matteis - Diverse bizzarrie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona for Two Violins and Continuo
Bella Hristova, Kristin Lee, violn; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute
Falconieri - Ciaccona for Two Violins, Continuo, and Percussion
Daniel Hope, Kristin Lee, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Charles Weaver, guitar; Shane Shanahan, percussion
Westhoff - Imitazione delle campane from Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Continuo
Daniel Hope, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Westhoff - Imitazione del liuto from Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Continuo
Daniel Hope, violin; Paul O’Dette, lute; Avi Avital, mandolin
Westhoff - La guerra così nominata di sua maestà from Sonata in A major for Violin, Continuo, and Percussion, “La Guerra”
Daniel Hope, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Paul O’Dette, lute; Avi Avital, mandolin; Shane Shanahan, percussion
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Amy Lee, Joseph Silverstein, Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Mark Holloway, Paul Neubauer, Daniel Phillips, viola; Fred Sherry, Nicholas Canellakis, Efe Baltacigil, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord
Program 12
Schubert's Trout
John Harbison - November 19, 1828 for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Emanuel Ax, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Schubert - Quintet in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass, D. 667, Op. 114, “Trout”
Emanuel Ax, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass
Program 13
Brahms & Dvorak
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance in E minor for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 72, No. 2
Jeremy Denk, Wu Han, piano
Brahms - Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Arnold Steinhardt, Jessica Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
Program 14
Contemporary Visions
Iannis Xenakis - Rebonds for Percussion
Ayano Kataoka, percussion
John Adams - Road Movies for Violin and Piano
Alessio Bax, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Steven Mackey - Micro-Concerto for Solo Percussion, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
Ayano Kataoka, percussion; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Alexander Fitersein, clarinet; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Gilles Vonsattel Piano
Program 15
Brahms/Schumann
Schumann - Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47
Juho Pohjonen, piano; Yura Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Brahms - Quintet No. 1 in F major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 88
Gilbert Kalish, Arnold Steinhardt, Jessica Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Fred Sherry, cello
Program 16
Schubert/Beethoven
Schubert - Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major for Piano, D. 899, Op. 90
Emanuel Ax, piano
Beethoven - Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 130 - with Grosse Fugue Op. 133
Belcea Quartet
Program 17
Beethoven/Brahms II
Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
Carter Brey, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Beethoven - Trio in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; David Finckel, cello
Program 18
Schubert Trio
Berg - Sonata for Piano, Op. 1
Alessio Bax, piano
Schubert - Trio No. 1 in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 898, Op. 99
Wu Han, piano; Phillip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello
Program 19
Dvorak's Folk Traditions
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance in C major for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 46, No. 1
Jeremy Denk, Wu Han, piano
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance in A-flat major for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 46, No. 3
Jeremy Denk, Wu Han, piano
Dvorak - Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81
Jeremy Denk, piano; Ani Kavafian, Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Program 20
Beethoven & Britten
Britten - Phantasy Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 2
Stephen Taylor, oboe; Kristin Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Beethoven - Quartet in C-sharp minor for Strings, Op. 131
Orion String Quartet
Program 21
Baroque - Focus on the Mandolin
Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor for Mandolin and Continuo, K. 90
Avi Avital, mandolin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute
Vivaldi - Sonata in D minor for Two Violins and Continuo, RV 63, “La Follia”
Daniel Hope, Yura Lee, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord; Paul O’Dette, lute; Avi Avital, mandolin; Charles Weaver, guitar; Shane Shanahan, Percussion
Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor for Violin, Mandolin, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 3, No. 8, RV 522
Bella Hristova, solo violin; Avi Avital, mandolin; Kristin Lee, Yura Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Kurt Muroki, double Bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Ransom Wilson, flute; Jessica Lee, solo violin; Anthony Newman, harpsichord; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass
Program 22
Great Trios
Dohnányi - Serenade in C major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 10
Adele Anthony, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Beethoven - Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 2
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; David Finckel, cello
Program 23
The German Romantic Tradition Transformed
Webern - Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Kristin Lee, Jessica Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Brahms - Sextet No. 2 in G major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 36
Gil Shaham, Adele Anthony, violin; Paul Neubauer, Richard O’Neill, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, Sophie Shao, cello
Program 24
20th Century Masters
Bartók - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Wu Han, Gilbert Kalish, piano; Daniel Druckman, Ayano Kataoka, percussion
Shostakovich - Trio No. 2 in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 67
Alessio Bax, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Program 25
Folk Traditions 2
Martinu - Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola, “Three Madrigals”
Bella Hristova, Ida Kavafian, violin
Smetana - Czech Dances for Piano - Book I, No. 2 - Polka in A minor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Dvorak - Sextet in A major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 48
Joseph Silverstein, Ani Kavafian, violin; Mark Holloway, Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, Fred Sherry, cello
Program 26
Big Three in High Spirits
Mozart - Quartet in D major for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 285
Sooyun Kim, flute; Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Beethoven - Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 3
Ani Kavafian, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Haydn - Trio in G major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:25, “Gypsy Trio”
Wu Han, piano; Gil Shaham, violin; David Finckel, cello
