2025–26 National Radio Series
1. The Romantic Voice
September 17, 2025
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Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) |
La Bonne Chanson for Mezzo-Soprano, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, Op. 61 (1894) Meigui Zhang, Soprano; Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; David Requiro, Cello; Timothy Cobb, Double Bass; Gloria Chien, Piano |
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Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) |
Liebeslieder Walzer for Vocal Quartet and Piano, Four Hands, Op. 52 (1869) Susanna Phillips, Soprano; Tamara Mumford, Mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan, Tenor; Nathan Gunn, Baritone; Sebastian Knauer, Piano; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano |
2. Intimate and Infinite
September 24, 2025
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Claude Debussy (1862–1918) |
Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915) David Finckel, Cello; Wu Han, Piano |
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Ernest Chausson (1855–1899) |
Concerto in D major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21 (1894) Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; David Finckel, Cello |
3. Total Mozart
October 1, 2025
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
Andante and Five Variations in G major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 501 (1786) Gloria Chien, Piano; Michael Brown, Piano |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
Divertimento in E-flat major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 563 (1788) Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; David Finckel, Cello |
4. Night at the Theatre
October 8, 2025
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) |
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano from the Incidental Music to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 (1918) Danbi Um, Violin; Orion Weiss, Piano |
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Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) |
Selections from Romeo and Juliet for Viola and Piano (1937) Matthew Lipman, Viola; Henry Kramer, Piano |
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Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) |
Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano (1954) Sebastian Manz, Clarinet; Danae Dӧrken, Piano |
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John Adams (1947–) |
Road Movies for Violin and Piano (1995) Kristin Lee, Violin; Michael Stephen Brown, Piano |
5. American Winds
October 15, 2025
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Andrew Norman (1979–) |
Light Screens for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2002) Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Kristin Lee, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello |
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Samuel Barber (1910–1981) |
Summer Music for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 31 (1956) Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet |
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Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) |
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942) David Shifrin, Clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano |
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Aaron Copland (1900–1990) |
Sextet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano (1936) David Shifrin, Clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano; Amphion String Quartet |
6. The British Are Coming
October 22, 2025
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) |
Songs of Travel for Voice and Piano (1904) John Moore, Baritone; Gilbert Kalish, Piano |
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Frank Bridge (1879–1941) |
Sextet in E-flat major for Strings (1912) Ani Kavafian, Violin I; Ida Kavafian, Violin II; Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola I; Paul Neubauer, Viola II; Timothy Eddy, Cello I; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello II |
7. Musically Inspired
October 29, 2025
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Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) |
Le tombeau de Couperin for Wind Quintet (1919) Sooyun Kim, Flute; James Austin Smith, Oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet; Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Eric Reed, Horn |
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Franz Schubert (1797–1928) |
Quartet in A minor for Strings, D. 804, Op. 29, No. 1, "Rosamunde" (1824) Escher String Quartet; Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin I; Danbi Um, Violin II; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello |
8. Friends and Rivals
November 5, 2025
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) |
Les saisons for Piano, Op. 37b (1876) Inon Barnatan, Piano |
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George Crumb (1929–2022) |
Three Early Songs for Voice and Piano (1947) Tony Arnold, Soprano; Gilbert Kalish, Piano |
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Joan Tower (1938–) |
Red Maple for Bassoon, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (2013) Peter Kolkay, Bassoon; Jeffrey Myers, Violin; Ryan Meehan, Violin; Jeremy Berry, Viola; Estelle Choi, Cello |
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Johannes Brahms (1840–1893) |
Sonata in E-flat major for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894) Paul Neubauer, Viola; Inon Barnatan, Piano |
9. Prelude to Modernism
November 12, 2025
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Claude Debussy (1862–1918) |
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for Ensemble (arr. Schoenberg) (1894) Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet; Daniel Ching, Violin I; William Fedkenheuer, Violin II; John Largess, Viola; Joshua Gindele, Cello; Scott Pingel, Double Bass; Michael Stephen Brown, Harmonium; Lucille Chung, Piano; Ian Rosenbaum, Percussion |
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Eugène Ysaÿe (1859–1931) |
Rêve d’enfant for Violin and Piano, Op. 14 (1901) Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano |
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Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) |
Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 27 (1878) Erik Schumann, Violin I; Ken Schumann, Violin II; Liisa Randalu, Viola; Mark Schumann, Cello |
10. Quatre Mains
November 19, 2025
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Claude Debussy (1862–1918) |
En blanc et noir for Two Pianos (1915) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano I; Alessio Bax, Piano II |
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Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) |
The Rite of Spring for Piano, Four Hands (1921) Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Gloria Chien, Piano |
11. For Three
November 26, 2025
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Niccolò Paganini (1782– 1840) |
Terzetto concertante in D major for Viola, Guitar, and Cello (1833) Benjamin Beilman, Viola; Jason Vieaux, Guitar; Dane Johansen, Cello |
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) |
Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25 (1796) Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Ida Kavafian, Violin; Daniel Phillips, Viola |
12. Worlds Apart
December 3, 2025
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678– 1741) |
Concerto in D major for Lute, Two Violins, and Continuo, RV 93 (1731) Avi Avital, Mandolin; Paul Huang, Violin Solo I; Danbi Um, Violin Solo II; Ani Kavafian, Violin I; Chad Hoopes, Violin II; Mihai Marica, Cello Solo; Daniel McDonough, Cello; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord |
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Sergei Teneyev (1856–1915) |
Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 30 (1911) Wu Han, Piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin I; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin II; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello |
13. Baroque Fives
December 10, 2025
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Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612) |
Canzon XVI a 12, C. 209 (1615) David Finckel, Cello I; Sumire Kudo, Cello II; Sarina Zhang, Cello III; Timothy Eddy, Cello IV; Rafael Figueroa, Cello V; Dmitri Atapine, Cello VI; James Jeonghwan Kim, Cello VII; Richard Aaron, Cello VIII; Carter Brey, Cello IX; Yi Qun Xu, Cello X; Kevin Mills, Cello XI; Jerry Grossman, Cello XII |
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Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) |
Quintet in E major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, G. 275, Op. 11, No. 5 (1771) Jennifer Frautschi, Violin I; Aaron Boyd, Violin II; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Inbal Segev, Cello I; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello II |
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Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747) |
Les Élémens (1738) Sooyun Kim, Flute; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin I; James Thompson, Violin II; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord |
14. The Royals
December 17, 2025
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Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) |
Concerto Grosso in D minor for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, after Corelli's Op. 5, No. 12, "La Follia" (1727) Paul Huang, Violin Solo I Ani Kavafian, Violin Solo II; Yura Lee, Viola Solo; Daniel McDonough, Cello Solo; Chad Hoopes, Violin I; Danbi Um, Violin II; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) |
Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (1747) Sooyun Kim, Flute; Orion String Quartet, String Quartet; Daniel Phillips, Violin; Todd Phillips, Violin; Steven Tenenbom, Viola; Timothy Eddy, Cello |
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Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739) |
Concerto for Oboe and Strings in C minor (1716) Gábor Boldoczki, Trumpet; Paul Huang, Violin I (chair 1); Danbi Um, Violin I (chair 2); Ani Kavafian, Violin II (chair 1); Chad Hoopes, Violin II (chair 2); Pierre Lapointe, Viola (chair 1); Yura Lee, Viola (chair 2); Daniel McDonough, Cello (chair 1); Mihai Marica, Cello (chair 2); Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord |
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Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) |
Concerto Grosso in F major for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 6. No. 2 (1712) Sooyun Kim, Flute; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin I; James Thompson, Violin II; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord |
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) |
Concerto in F major for Trumpet, Strings, and Continuo, RV 310 (1711) Ani Kavafian, Violin Solo I; Chad Hoopes, Violin Solo II; Mihai Marica, Cello Solo; Danbi Um, Violin I; Paul Huang, Violin II; Yura Lee, Viola (chair 1); Pierre Lapointe, Viola (chair 2); Daniel McDonough, Cello; Anthony Manzo, Double Bass; Jiayan Sun, Harpsichord |
15. Strings Aplenty
December 24, 2025
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Edward Elgar (1857–1934) |
Introduction and Allegro for Quartet and Strings, Op. 47 (1905) Danbi Um, Violin Solo I; James Thompson, Violin Solo II; Paul Neubauer, Viola Solo; David Finckel, Cello Solo; Daniel Phillips, Violin I; Bella Hristova, Violin I; Sean Lee, Violin II; Francisco Fullana, Violin II; Jeremy Berry, Viola; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Dmitri Atapine, Cello; Sihao He, Cello; Blake Hinson, Double Bass |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 (1718) Paul Neubauer, Viola I; Daniel Phillips, Viola II; Sihao He, Cello; Brook Speltz, Viola da gamba I; Mihai Marica, Viola da gamba II; Lizzie Burns, Double Bass; Shai Wosner, Harpsichord |
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Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) |
Symphony in G major for Piano, Flute, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Hob. I:94, "Surprise" (1791) Michael Stephen Brown, Piano; Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Erin Keefe, Violin I; Danbi Um, Violin II; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello |
16. American Panorama
December 31, 2025
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Jessie Montgomery (1981–) |
Musings for Two Violins (CMS Co-Commission) (2024) Paul Huang, Violin; Danbi Um, Violin |
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Steven Stucky (1949–2016) |
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2014) Cho-Liang Lin, Violin; Jon Kimura Parker, Piano |
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Samuel Barber (1910–1981) |
Quartet for Strings, Op. 11 (1936) Erik Schumann, Violin I; Ken Schumann, Violin II; Liisa Randalu, Viola; Mark Schumann, Cello |
17. Danzas y Canciones
January 7, 2026
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Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863–1939) |
Tres piezas originales en estilo español for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 1 (1886) Kristin Lee, Violin; Clive Greensmith, Cello; Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano |
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Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) |
Siete canciones populares españolas for Voice and Piano (1914) Vanessa Becerra, Soprano; Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano |
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Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966) |
Trio in C major for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1926) Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano; Danbi Um, Violin; Clive Greensmith, Cello |
18. Classical Dawn
January 14, 2026
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
Sonata in C major for Violin and Piano, K. 296 (1778) Chad Hoopes, Violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
Sonata in F major for Flute and Piano, K. 13 (1764) Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Pedja Muzijevic, Piano |
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Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) |
Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III:32, Op. 20, No. 2 (1772) Orion String Quartet (Todd Phillips, Violin I; Daniel Phillips, Violin II; Steven Tenenbom, Viola; Timothy Eddy, Cello) |
19. Sonic Spectrum
January 21, 2026
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Osvaldo Golijov (1960–) |
Tenebrae for String Quartet (2002) Quartetto di Cremona, String Quartet (Cristiano Gualco, Violin; Paolo Andreoli, Violin; Simone Gramaglia, Viola; Giovanni Scaglione, Cello) |
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704) |
Sonata representativa in A major for Violin and Continuo, C. 146 (B. IV 184) (699) William Fedkenheuer, Violin; Joshua Gindele, Cello; Michael Stephen Brown, Harpsichord |
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Jörg Widmann (1973–) |
Jagdquartett for Strings (2003) Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Violin I; Frederik Oland, Violin II; Asbjørn Norgaard, Viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, Cello |
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Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) |
Tzigane, rapsodie de concert for Violin and Piano (1924) Yura Lee, Violin; Wu Han, Piano |
20. Vienna
January 28, 2026
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Franz Schubert (1797–1828) |
Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano, D. 821, "Arpeggione" (1824) Paul Neubauer, Viola; Orion Weiss, Piano |
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) |
Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1 (1795) Wu Han, Piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; David Requiro, Cello |
21. Shostakovich Quartets
February 4, 2026
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) |
Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor for Strings, Op. 138 (1970) Ruben Aharonian, Violin I; Sergei Lomovsky, Violin II; Igor Naidin, Viola; Vladimir Balshin, Cello |
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) |
From Jewish Folk Poetry for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Piano, Op. 79 (1948) Mané Galoyan, Soprano; Sara Couden, Alto; Miles Mykkanen, Tenor; Gilbert Kalish, Piano |
22. ...the sincerest form of flattery
February 11, 2026
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
Quintet in C minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 406 (1787) Ani Kavafian, Violin; Alessio Bax, Piano |
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Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) |
Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings, Op. 13 (1827) Calidore String Quartet |
23. Great Duos
February 18, 2026
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) |
Souvenir d'un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, Op. 42 (1878) Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Wu Han, Piano |
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Franz Schubert (1797–1828) |
"Der Tod und das Mädchen (Death and the Maiden)" for Voice and Piano, D. 531 (1817) Nikolay Borchev, Baritone; Wu Qian, Piano |
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Ernest Bloch (1880–1959) |
Suite hébraïque for Viola and Piano (1951) Matthew Lipman, Viola; Henry Kramer, Piano |
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Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) |
Sonata in C major for Two Violins, Op. 56 (1932) Arnaud Sussmann, Violin I; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin II |
24. German Fantasy
February 25, 2026
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Robert Schumann (1810–1856) |
Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces) for Clarinet (or Cello) and Piano, Op. 73 (1849) Ricardo Morales, Clarinet; Orion Weiss, Piano |
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Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) |
Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34 (1864) Anna Geniushene, Piano; Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin I; Brendan Speltz, Violin II; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello |
25. Archive Treasure IV
March 4, 2026
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Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) |
Quartet No. 3 for Strings, Op. 94 (1975) Amadeus String Quartet (Norbert Brainin, Violin; Siegmund Nissel, Violin; Peter Schidlof, Viola; Martin Lovett, Cello) |
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Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936) |
Il Tramonto (The Sunset) for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet (1914) Heather Harper, Mezzo-Soprano; James Buswell, Violin; Daniel Phillips, Violin; Ida Kavafian, Viola; Fred Sherry; Cello |
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Franz Schubert (1797–1828) |
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Voice, Clarinet, and Piano, D. 965, Op. 129 (1828) Beverly Sillis, Soprano; Gervase de Peyer, Clarinet; Charles Wadsworth, Piano |
26. French Explorations 1922–25
March 11, 2026
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Joseph Jongen (1873–1953) |
Deux pièces en trio for Flute, Cello, and Harp, Op. 80 (1925) Sooyun Kim, Flute; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Bridget Kibbey, Harp |
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Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) |
Sonata for Violin and Cello (1922) Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Colin Carr, Cello |
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Albert Roussel (1869–1937) |
Serenade for for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 30 (1925) Sooyun Kim, Flute; Kristin Lee, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Bridget Kibbey, Harp |