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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2012-2013 radio season features 26 one-hour programs drawn from live performances recorded during the Chamber Music Society’s 2011-2012 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 Sunday 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
Virtuoso Strings
JS Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
John Gibbons, harpsichord; Erin Keefe, violin; Daniel Phillips, violin/viola; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Laurence Dutton, Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Laurence Lesser, Fred Sherry, cello; Kurt Muroki, Double Bass; Sooyun Kim, Paula Robison, flute; Mark Hill, James Austin Smith, Liang Wang, oboe; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Julia Pilant, Stewart Rose, horn; David Washburn, piccolo trumpet
CPE Bach - Sinfonia in C major for Strings, W. 182, No. 3
Amy Lee, Lily Francis, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Mendelssohn - Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
Cho-Liang Lin, Erin Keefe, Adam Barnett-Hart, Wu Jie, violin; Paul Neubauer, Pierre Lapointe, viola; David Finckel, Dane Johansen, cello
Program 2
Debussy & Faure
Debussy - Jeux for Two Pianos (arr. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Fauré - Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15
Juho Pohjonen, piano, Yura Lee, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Program 3
Russian Expressions
Glazunov - Elégie in D-flat major for Cello and Piano, Op. 17
Paul Watkins, cello; Alessio Bax, piano
Stravinsky - Three Pieces for String Quartet
Orion String Quartet
Rachmaninov - Vocalise for Violin and Piano, Op. 34, No. 14
Erin Keefe, violin; Alessio Bax, piano
Glazunov - Quintet in A major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, Op. 39
Elmar Oliveira, Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Paul Watkins, cello
Program 4
Stories in Music - Descent into Night
Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) for Ensemble
Daniel Phillips, Ida Kavafian, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Dane Johansen, cello; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Sooyun Kim, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Kenneth Cooper, harmonium; Mark Holloway, chinese cymbal
Ravel - Chansons madécasses for Voice, Flute, Cello, and Piano
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Ransom Wilson, flute; Fred Sherry, cello; André-Michel Schub, piano
Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for String Sextet, Op. 4
Jaime Laredo, Bella Hristova, violin; Paul Neubauer, Beth Guterman, viola; Sharon Robinson, Gary Hoffman, cello
Program 5
Baroque Explorations
Bach - “Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)” for Piano, BWV 208
Leon Fleisher, piano
Telemann - Suite in G major for Strings, TWV 55:10, “Don Quixote”
Ida Kavafian, Lily Francis, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Vivaldi - Concerto in G major for Cello, Strings, and Continuo, RV 413
Andreas Brantelid, cello solo; Lily Francis, Jessica Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Dowland - If my complaints could passions move for Voice and Guitar
Dowland - Come again, sweet love doth now invite for Voice and Guitar
Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Jason Vieaux, guitar
Bach - Concerto in E major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1042
Ida Kavafian, violin solo; Jessica Lee, Amy Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Program 6
Beethoven and Mendelssohn in their Youth
Beethoven - Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Stephen Taylor, oboe; David Shifrin, clarinet; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Mendelssohn - Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 12
Escher String Quartet
Program 7
Bruch/Beethoven
Bruch - Selections from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83
David Shifrin, clarinet; Paul Neubauer, viola; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Beethoven - Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 74, "Harp"
Jupiter String Quartet
Program 8
Russian Sentiments
Tchaikovsky - Valse Sentimentale for Cello and Piano, Op. 51, No. 6
Julie Albers, cello; Alessio Bax, piano
Rachmaninov- Trio élégiaque in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 9
Alessio Bax, piano; Elmar Oliveira, violin; Paul Watkins, cello
Program 9
French Harp Explored
Debussy - Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Sooyun Kim, flute; Paul Neubauer, viola; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Jongen - Deux pièces en trio for Flute, Cello, and Harp, Op. 80
Sooyun Kim, flute; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Caplet - Conte fantastique for Harp, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Bridget Kibbey, harp; Kristin Lee, Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Program 10
Stravinsky & Françaix
Françaix - Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Yura Lee, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Stravinsky - Suite from Histoire du soldat for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Ida Kavafian, violin; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Françaix - Quintet No. 1 for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp
Sooyun Kim, flute; Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Stravinsky - Concerto in E-flat major for Chamber Orchestra, "Dumbarton Oaks"
Todd Phillips, Ida Kavafian, Daniel Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, Mark Holloway, Richard O'Neill, viola; Timothy Eddy, Dane Johansen, cello; Timothy Cobb, Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Sooyun Kim, flute; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Milan Turkovic, bassoon; William Purvis, Alana Vegter, horn
Program 11
Bach Cantatas
Bach - Cantata Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort (Settle Accounts! Word of Thunder), BWV 168
Erin Morley, soprano; Phyllis Pancella, mezzo-soprano; John Tessier, tenor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone; Michael Beattie, harpsichord/organ; Yura Lee, Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello; Timothy Cobb, contrabass; Stephen Taylor, Randall Ellis, oboe d'amore; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Bach - Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Weeping, Crying, Sobbing, Sighing), BWV 12
Erin Morley, soprano; Phyllis Pancella, mezzo-soprano; John Tessier, tenor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone; Michael Beattie, harpsichord/organ; Cho-Liang Lin, Yura Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, Beth Guterman, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Timothy Cobb, contrabass; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Ethan Bensdorf, trumpet
Bach - Cantata Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (Everything Following God's Will Alone), BWV 72
Erin Morley, soprano; Phyllis Pancella, mezzo-soprano; John Tessier, tenor; Eric Owens, bass-baritone; Michael Beattie, harpsichord/organ; Cho-Liang Lin, Yura Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello; Timothy Cobb, contrabass; Randall Ellis, Stephen Taylor, oboe; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Program 12
Mozart & Stravinsky
Mozart - Quartet in C major for Strings, K. 465, "Dissonance"
Orion String Quartet
Stravinsky - Divertimento for Violin and Piano
Ida Kavafian, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Program 13
Beethoven/Mendelssohn/Hummel
Mendelssohn - - Andante sostenuto and Variations in E major for String Quartet, Op. 81, No. 1
Escher String Quartet
Beethoven - An die ferne Geliebte for Voice and Piano, Op. 98
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Hummel - Septet in D minor for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, Op. 74
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Kurt Muroki, contrabass; Alessio Bax, piano
Program 14
Genius Peers: Schumann and Mendelssohn
Schumann - Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 41, No. 2
Escher String Quartet
Mendelssohn - Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, Ani Kavafian, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, contrabass
Program 15
Intensity and Drama
Schubert - Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, Op. 103
Gilbert Kalish, Leon Fleisher, piano
Bartók - Quartet No. 5 in B-flat major for Strings, Sz. 102, BB 110
Escher String Quartet
Program 16
Piano Trios of French and Spanish Influence
Turina- Trio No. 1 in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 35
Orion Weiss, piano; Bella Hristova, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Ravel - Trio in A minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Inon Barnatan, piano; Jessica Lee, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello
Program 17
Brahms/Fung/Korngold
Brahms - Hungarian Dances for Violin and Piano (arr. Joseph Joachim), Nos. 2 & 5
Erin Keefe, violin; Wu Han, piano
Fung- Pizzicato for String Quartet
Escher String Quartet
Korngold - Suite for Piano Left Hand, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 23
Leon Fleisher, piano; Ani Kavafian, Yura Lee, violin; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Program 18
Beethoven: The Young Lion
Beethoven - Trio in G major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 9, No. 1
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Beethoven - Trio No. 1 in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1
Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Gary Hoffman, cello
Program 19
Virtuosic Duos
Rolla - Duetto Concertante in E-flat major for Violin and Viola, Op. 15, No. 1
Bella Hristova, violin; Mark Holloway, viola
Berio - Selected Duets for Two Violins - 1, 2, 6
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin; Arnold Steinhardt, violin
Saint-Saëns - Sonata No. 1 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75
Elmar Oliveira, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano
Program 20
Debussy, Mozart & Schnittke
Debussy - Nocturne et scherzo for Cello and Piano
Dane Johansen, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Schnittke - Moz-Art for Two Violins, after Mozart K. 416d
Arnaud Sussmann, Ani Kavafian, violin
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse for Piano
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Mozart - Quintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581
David Shifrin, clarinet; Orion String Quartet
Program 21
Dvořák & Chausson
Dvořák - Selected Cigánské melodie (Gypsy Songs) for Voice and Piano, B. 104, Op. 55 (songs 3-7)
Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Warren Jones, piano
Chausson - Concerto in D major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21
Elmar Oliveira, violin solo; Inon Barnatan, piano; Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, violin; Beth Guterman, viola; Andreas Brantelid, cello
Program 22
Joachim's World
Joachim - Romanze from Drei Stücke for Violin and Piano, Op. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; Wu Han, piano
Brahms - Scherzo, WoO 2, from "F-A-E" Sonata for Violin and Piano
Daniel Hope, violin; Wu Han, piano
Joachim - Sostenuto and Andante Cantabile from Hebrew Melodies (after Byron) for Viola and Piano, Op. 9
Paul Neubauer, viola; Wu Han, piano
Schumann - Quintet in E-flat major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44
Wu Han, piano; Ani Kavafian, Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Program 23
Virtuoso Showcase: From Flute to Double Bass
Dutilleux - Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Alessio Bax, piano
Bottesini - Gran duo concertante for Violin, Double Bass, and String Quartet
Erin Keefe, violin; DaXun Zhang, contrabass; Escher String Quartet
Weber - Quintet in B-flat major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34
David Shifrin, clarinet; Orion String Quartet
Program 24
Echos of Eastern Europe
Dvořák - Selections from Ohlas písní (Echo of Songs) for String Quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152
Daniel Hope, Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello
Enescu - Octet in C major for Strings, Op. 7
Bella Hristova, Susie Park, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, Yura Lee, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Timothy Eddy, cello
Program 25
Haydn/Beethoven: Teacher and Pupil or Lobkowicz's Legacy
Haydn - Quartet in F major for Strings, Hob. III:82, Op. 77, No. 2
Jupiter String Quartet
Beethoven - Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 18, No. 6
Jupiter String Quartet
Program 26
Folk Inspirations
Falla - Siete canciones populares españolas for Voice and Guitar (arr. Miguel Llobet)
Dina Kuznetsova, soprano; Jason Vieaux, guitar
Brahms - Quartet No. 1 in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 25
Wu Han, piano; Daniel Hope, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello
