The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Tonight at 7:00 on W-I-L-L 90.9 FMHD1 it’s the first program in a new season of the “Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival”. You'll hear Dvorak’s Op. 81 “Piano Quintet” and Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles”. Broadcasting this program here permits us to collect new recordings for use on future Prairie Performances.

Friday, April 4, 7:00 pm: (Early Music Now with Sara Schneider has moved to Sundays at 8:00 pm)

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (25-01) (New Season)

Ligeti & Dvorák Quintets

The 2025-26 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival radio series embarks with two very different quintets – Six Bagatelles, an enchanting wind quintet that György Ligeti composed in 1953, and Antonín Dvorák’s 1887 celebration of all things Czech, the Piano Quintet in A Major. Flutist Bart Feller finds Ligeti’s collection of concise pieces quite charming and says, “Later in Ligeti’s career he was very complicated and biting into the harmonies. These bagatelles sound like folk material that you would hear in the Hungarian hills.” Dvorák’s Opus 81, one of the most beloved pieces in the chamber music world, marks a first-time collaboration between the highly esteemed pianist Kirill Gerstein and the critically acclaimed Dover Quartet.

Host: Kerry Frumkin Series Producer: Louise Frank Music Producer: Matthew Snyder

Underwriters: This Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival broadcast is made possible, in part, by generous underwriting from the Festival’s supporters, with more information at santafechambermusic.com.

These performances were recorded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival's 2024 season.

György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn

Bart Feller, flute; Robert Ingliss, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Kelly Cornell, horn

Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

Kirill Gerstein, piano; Dover Quartet