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Summer Evenings II

Not Yet On Sale Sold Out

Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 5:00 pm

Alice Tully Hall

2 hours, including intermission

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CMS’s summer tradition returns for its tenth anniversary. Get this year’s hottest ticket, featuring beloved chamber music works in the cool atmosphere of Alice Tully Hall. Stay after the performance and get to know the artists in the lobby with a complimentary glass of wine.

Program

Henry Purcell

(1659–1695)

Fantasia Upon One Note for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello

(c. 1680)

Georg Muffat

(1653-1704)

"Passacaglia" from Sonata in G major for Strings

(1682)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756–1791)

Quintet in C minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 406

(1782, arr. 1787)
Quick Note

Quick Note

This quintet is Mozart's arrangement of his Serenade No. 12 for winds, showcasing his exceptional ability to adapt compositions across different instrumental ensembles.

Listen for the emotional depth and intensity in the opening movement, where Mozart employs chromatic harmonies and expressive melodies to create a sense of drama and pathos. Notice the rhythmic vitality and playful exchanges between the instruments. 

Ludwig van Beethoven

(1770–1827)

Duet in E-flat major for Viola and Cello, WoO 32, "With Two Eyeglasses Obbligato"

Felix Mendelssohn

(1809–1847)

Quintet No. 1 in A major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 18

(1826, rev. 1832)

Bella Hristova

Violin

Arnaud Sussmann

Violin/Viola

Matthew Lipman

Viola

Paul Neubauer

Viola

Nicholas Canellakis

Cello
Presented at

Alice Tully Hall

1941 Broadway at, W 65th St New York, NY 10023