National Radio Series 2016-17

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 2016-2017 radio series season features 52 one hour programs drawn from live performances. The programs are hosted by Elliott Forrest, and include commentary from CMS Co-Artistic Director David Finckel and the performers. 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 beginning on October 3.

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

Programs are posted in the Watch & Listen section of the CMS website on the Wednesday following their original broadcast.

2016-2017 Programs

1. Celebration

Boccherini Quintet No. 4 in D major for Guitar and String Quartet, G. 448
Jason Vieaux, Guitar; Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, Violin; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello)

Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
Sean Lee, Danbi Um, Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Mark Holloway, Viola; David Finckel, Paul Watkins, Cello

2. 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

3. Debussy & Franck

Debussy Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands (1886-89)
Alessio Bax, Wu Han, Piano

Franck Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (1879)
Wu Qian, Piano; Cho-Liang Lin, Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Sophie Shao, Cello

4. Haydn & Beethoven

Haydn Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:12
Gilbert Kalish, Piano; Nicolas Dautricourt, Violin; Torleif Thedéen, Cello

Beethoven Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 74, “Harp”
Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, Violin; Steven Tenenbom, Viola; Timothy Eddy, Cello)

5. Eight and Nine

Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Soovin Kim, Areta Zhulla, Bella Hristova, Violin; Yura Lee, Paul Neubauer, Viola; Dmitri Atapine, Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

Beethoven Septet in E-flat major for Winds and Strings, Op. 20
Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn; Elmar Oliveira, Violin; Cynthia Phelps, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Kurt Muroki, Double Bass

6. Viennese Masters

Schubert “Ballet Music No. 2” for Violin and Piano from Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D. 797 (arr. Kreisler)
Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Yekwon Sunwoo, Piano

Schubert “Erlkönig” for Baritone and Piano, D. 328, Op. 1
Yunpeng Wang, Baritone; Inon Barnatan, Piano

Zemlinsky Quartet No. 2 for Strings, Op. 15
Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, Violin; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello)

7. Baroque Collection

Telemann Suite in G major for Strings, TWV 55:10, “Don Quixote”
Daniel Phillips, Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Yura Lee, Viola; Daniel McDonough, Cello; David Grossman, Double Bass; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord

Vivaldi Sonata in A minor for Cello and Continuo, RV 43
Efe Baltacigil, Cello Solo; Dane Johansen, Cello; Paul O’Dette, Lute; John Gibbons, Harpsichord

Bach Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043
Violinists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Daniel Hope, soloing; with an ensemble of CMS artists

8. Love Songs

Berg Sieben frühe Lieder for Voice and Piano
Michelle Areyzaga, Soprano; Gilbert Kalish, Piano

Ullmann Liederbuch des Hafis for Voice and Piano, Op. 30
Kelly Markgraf, Baritone; Wu Han, Piano

Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer for Four Voices and Piano, Four Hands, Op. 52
Michelle Areyzaga, Soprano; Sasha Cooke, Mezzo Soprano; John Bellemer, Tenor, Kelly Markgraf, Baritone; Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, Piano

9. Brandenburgs

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Daniel Phillips, Solo Violino Piccolo; Paul Huang, Erin Keefe, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Daniel McDonough, Cello; Joseph Conyers, Double Bass; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord; Stephen Taylor, Randall Ellis, James Austin Smith, Oboe; Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Jennifer Montone, Julie Landsman, Horn

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Erin Keefe, Violin Solo; Demarre McGill, Flute; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord; Daniel Phillips, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Inbal Segev, Cello; Joseph Conyers, Double Bass

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Erin Keefe, Chad Hoopes, Paul Huang, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Paul Neubauer, Daniel Phillips, Viola; Daniel McDonough, Inbal Segev, Jakob Koranyi, Cello; Joseph Conyers, Double Bass; Kenneth Weiss, Harpsichord

10. Mozart & Britten

Mozart Grande Sestetto Concertante for String Sextet after the Sinfonia Concertante, K.364
Erin Keefe, Jorja Fleezanis, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Richard O'Neill, Viola; Li-Wei Qin, Efe Baltacigil, Cello

Britten Sonata in C major for Cello and Piano, Op. 65
David Finckel, Cello; Wu Han, Piano

11. Hungarian Origins

Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn (1953)
Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn

Bartók Quartet No. 3 for Strings, BB 93 (1927)
Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler, Violin; Ori Kam, Viola; Kyril Zlotnikov, Cello

Dohnányi Serenade in C major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 10 (1902)
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Paul Watkins, Cello

Bartók Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances) for Strings, BB 76 (1915, arr 1917)
Violinist Daniel Hope leading an ensemble of CMS artists

12. Ravel Masterworks

Ravel Shéhérazade for Voice, Flute, and Piano
Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-Soprano; Ransom Wilson, Flute; Ken Noda, Piano

Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello
Yura Lee, Violin; Jacob Koranyi, Cello

Ravel La Valse for Two Pianos
Anne-Marie McDermott, Juho Pohjonen, Piano

13. Extreme Piano Trios

Smetana Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 15
Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; David Finckel, Cello

Babadjanian Trio in F-sharp minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello
Gloria Chien, Piano; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Mihai Marica, Cello

14. From Light to Dark

Wolf Italian Serenade for String Quartet
Jupiter Quartet (Nelson Lee, Meg Frievogel, Violin; Liz Frievogel, Viola; Daniel McDonough, Cello)

Bloch Three Nocturnes for Piano, Violin and Cello
Alessio Bax, Piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Jakob Koranyi, Cello

Chopin Nocturne No. 13 in C minor for Piano, Op. 48, No. 1; Nocturne No. 19 in E minor for Piano, Op. 72, No. 1
Inon Barnatan, Piano

Chopin Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 65
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello; Inon Barnatan, Piano

15. Russian II: Sentiment

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

16. Nights in Vienna

Schubert Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano (“Duo”), D. 574, Op. 162
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Juho Pohjonen, Piano

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) for String Sextet, Op. 4
Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Mark Holloway, Viola; Paul Watkins, David Finckel, Cello

17. Britten and Mendelssohn

Britten Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6
Todd Phillips, Violin; Gloria Chien, Piano

Mendelssohn Quartet in B minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 3
Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Erin Keefe, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

18. Quartet for the End of Time

Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
David Shifrin, Clarinet; Daniel Hope, Violin; Paul Watkins, Cello; Gilbert Kalish, Piano

19. American Visions

Gottschalk The Union, Concert Paraphrase on National Airs for Piano, Op. 48
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

Ives Songs for Voice and Piano including: "The Things Our Fathers Loved,” “Charlie Rutlage,” “The Indians,” “The Housatonic at Stockbridge,” and “The Circus Band”
Randall Scarlata, Baritone; Gilbert Kalish, Piano

Rzewski “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues” from Four North American Ballads for Piano
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

Ellington Clarinet Lament for Clarinet and Piano
David Shifrin, Clarinet; Gloria Chien, Piano

Gershwin An American in Paris for Two Pianos
Alessio Bax, Robert Spano, Piano

20. Beethoven & Brahms

Beethoven Octet in E-flat major for Two Oboes, Two Clarinets, Two Bassoons, and Two Horns, Op. 103
Stephen Taylor, James Austin Smith, Oboe; David Shifrin, Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Julie Landsman, Kevin Rivard, Horn

Brahms Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40
Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn; Paul Huang, Violin; Juho Pohjonen, Piano

21. Beethoven & Mendelssohn

Beethoven Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 18, No. 6 (1800)
Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler, Violin; Ori Kam, Viola; Kyril Zlotnikov, Cello)

Mendelssohn Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110 (1824) Michael Stephen Brown, Piano; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Matthew Lipman, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Joseph Conyers, Double Bass

22. Russian Masters

Scriabin Five Preludes for Piano, Op. 16
Wu Han, Piano

Taneyev Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 30
Wu Han, Piano, Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, Violin; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello)

23. Dvorák

Dvorák Sonatina in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100 (1893)
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Wu Han, Piano

Dvorák Sextet in A major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 48 (1878)
Erin Keefe, Ani Kavafian, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Yura Lee, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, David Finckel, Cello

24. Stravinsky & Francaix

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”
Violinist Todd Phillips leading an ensemble of CMS artists

25. Mozart - Unlimited Inspiration

Mozart Serenade in C minor for Winds, K. 388
James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, Oboe; David Shifrin, Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Marc Goldberg, Bassoon; Kevin Rivard, Julie Landsman, Horn

Mozart Quartet in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 478
Wu Qian, Piano; Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Sophie Shao, Cello

26. Finnish Treasures

Mustonen Nonet II for Four Violins, Two Violas, Two Cellos, and Bass
Cho-Liang Lin, Petri Aarnio, Elina Vähälä, Taija Kilpiö, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Ilari Angervo, Viola; Fred Sherry, Joel Laakso, Cello; Timothy Cobb, Double Bass

Sibelius Quartet in D minor for Strings, Op. 56, "Voces intimae"
New Helsinki Quartet (Petri Aarnio,Taija Kilpiö, Ilari Angervo, Joel Laakso)

27. Schubert, Schubert Dream, 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
Emanuel Ax, Yoko Nozaki, Piano

Brahms Trio No. 2 in C major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 87
Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Carter Brey, Cello

28. Contemporary Visions

Xenakis Rebonds for Percussion
Ayano Kataoka, Percussion

Adams Road Movies for Violin and Piano
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Alessio Bax, Piano

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

29. Dvorák & Chausson

Dvorák 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

30. Child Prodigies

Mozart Trio in E major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, K. 542
Gloria Chien, Piano; Sean Lee, Violin; Mihai Marica, Cello

Korngold Quintet in E major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15
Gloria Chien, Piano; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello

31. Americana

Barber Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28
Gilles Vonsattel, Wu Han Piano

O'Connor FC's Jig for Violin and Viola
Arnaud Sussmann, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola

Copland Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble
Violinist Kristin Lee, leading an ensemble of CMS artists

Foster Selections from The Social Orchestra for Ensemble
Arranged by flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, performed by an ensemble of CMS artists

32. Echoes of Eastern Europe

Dvorák Selections from Ohlas písní (Echo of Songs) for String Quartet (arr. from Cypresses)
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

33. Richard Strauss: Early and Late

Strauss Quartet in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 13 (1883-84)
Wu Qian, Piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violin; Yura Lee, Viola; Gary Hoffman, Cello

Strauss Sextet for Strings from Capriccio, Op. 85 (1940-41, arr 1943)
Erin Keefe, Violin, Ani Kavafian, Violin; Yura Lee, Matthew Lipman, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, David Finckel, Cello

34. Russian Glory

Borodin Quartet No. 2 in D major for Strings
Danbi Um, Sean Lee, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; David Finckel, Cello

Arensky Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos, Op. 35
Adam Barnett-Hart, Violin; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, David Finckel, Cello

35. A Celebration of Bach

Bach Concerto in D major for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1054
Pianist Jeremy Denk with an ensemble of CMS artists, led by violinist Sean Lee

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Violinist Ida Kavafian, with flutists Sooyun Kim and Tara Helen O’Connor and an ensemble of CMS artists

Bach Concerto in D minor for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1052
Pianist Jeremy Denk with an ensemble of CMS artists, led by violinist Ani Kavafian

36. Schubert & Beethoven

Schubert “Auf dem Strom” for Tenor, Horn, and Piano, D. 943, Op. 119 (1828)
Nicholas Phan, Tenor; Radovan Vlatkovic, Horn; Gloria Chien, Piano

Beethoven Quartet in C-sharp minor for Strings, Op. 131 (1825-26)
Danish String Quartet (Frederik Oland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Violin; Asbjørn Norgaard, Viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, Cello)

37. 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

38. Macabre

Caplet Conte fantastique for Harp, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Bridget Kibbey, Harp; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Violin; Yura Lee, Viola; Efe Baltacigil, Cello

Ravel Gaspard de la nuit for Piano
Inon Barnatan, Piano

Penderecki Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Paul Huang, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Paul Watkins, Cello

39. G minor

Haydn Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 20, No. 3, Hob. III:33
Orion String Quartet (Todd Phillips, Daniel Phillips, Violin; Steven Tenenbom, Viola; Timothy Eddy, Cello)

Schumann Trio No. 3 in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 110
Inon Barnatan, Piano; Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Torleif Thedéen, Cello

40. Miro Quartet: Ginastera

Ginastera Quartet No. 1 for Strings, Op. 20
Miro Quartet (Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, Violin; John Largess, Viola; Joshua Gindele, Cello)

Ginastera Quartet No. 3 for Strings with Soprano, Op. 40
Kiera Duffy, Soprano; Miro Quartet (Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, Violin; John Largess, Viola; Joshua Gindele, Cello)

41. 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

42. Beloved Mozart

Mozart Duo in G major for Violin and Viola, K. 423
Chad Hoopes, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola

Mozart Quintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581
Jörg Widmann, Clarinet; Amphion String Quartet (David Southorn, Katie Hyun, Violin; Andy Lin, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello)

43. Shostakovich Quartets

Shostakovich Quartet No. 8 in C minor for Strings, Op. 110
Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler, Violin; Ori Kam, Viola; Kyril Zlotnikov, Cello)

Shostakovich Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major for Strings, Op. 133
Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlovsky, Sergei Bresler, Violin; Ori Kam, Viola; Kyril Zlotnikov, Cello)

44. Joachim's World

Joachim Romanze from Drei Stücke for Violin and Piano, Op. 2
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

45. Two Pianos / Four Hands

Arensky Silhouettes, Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 23 (1892)
Alessio Bax, Wu Qian, Piano

Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 19 (1918-19)
Juho Pohjonen, Orion Weiss, Piano

Lutoslawski Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos (1941)
Wu Qian, Juho Pohjonen, Piano

46. American Program

Bolcom Graceful Ghost from Three Rags for String Quartet (1989)
Escher Quartet

Tsontakis KnickKnacks for Violin and Viola (2000)
Ida Kavafian, Violin; Steven Tenenbom, Viola

Fine Partita for Wind Quintet
Ransom Wilson, Flute; Stephen Taylor, Oboe; Jose Franch-Ballester, Clarinet; Peter Kolkay, Bassoon; William Purvis, Horn

Jalbert Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1998)
Gilles Vonsattel, Piano; Susie Park, Violin; Julie Albers, Cello

47. Britten and Dvorak (On the Death of Children)

Britten Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac for Countertenor, Tenor, and Piano, Op. 51
Daniel Taylor, Countertenor; Anthony Griffey, Tenor; Gloria Chien, Piano

Dvorák Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 26
Gloria Chien, Piano; Nicolas Dautricourt, Violin; Nicolas Altstaedt, Cello

48. Uneasy Friendships

Zemlinsky Quartet No. 3 for Strings, Op. 19 (1924)
Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, Violin; Pierre Lapointe, Viola; Brook Speltz, Cello)

Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Anthony McGill, Clarinet; Gloria Chien, Piano

Schoenberg Kammersymphonie, arranged for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 9 (arr. Webern) (1906, arr. 1922-23)
Tara Helen O'Connor, Flute; Tommaso Lonquich, Clarinet; Kristin Lee, Violin; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Gilbert Kalish, Piano

49. Debussy & Fauré

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

50. Danish Quartet: Beethoven & Nielsen

Beethoven Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 135
Danish String Quartet (Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Oland, Violin; Asbjørn Norgaard, Viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, Cello)

Nielsen Quartet No. 4 in F major for Strings, Op. 44
Danish String Quartet (Frederik Oland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Violin; Asbjørn Norgaard, Viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjolin, Cello)

51. Schumann and Wolf

Schumann Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
Paul Neubauer, Viola; Juho Pohjonen, Piano

Wolf "Auf einer Wanderung" from Gedichte von Eduard Mörike for Voice and String Quartet; "Anakreons Grab" from Gedichte von Goethe for Voice and String Quartet; "Der Rattenfanger" from Gedichte von Goethe for Voice and String Quartet
Thomas Hampson, Baritone; Jupiter String Quartet (Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, Violin; Liz Freivogel, Viola; Daniel McDonough, Cello)

Schumann Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47
Juho Pohjonen, Piano; Erin Keefe, Violin; Paul Neubauer, Viola; Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

52. Haydn & Mendelssohn

Haydn Trio in A major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:18
Wu Han, Piano; Ani Kavafian, Violin; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello

Mendelssohn Double Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano, and Strings
Benjamin Beilman, Violin Solo; Wu Han, Piano; Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Violin; Richard O'Neill, Viola; Nicholas Canellakis, Cello; Blake Hinson, Double Bass