Evening Concert

Chamber Music of Dvorak and Dohnanyi, and “The Return of Melody” on Song: Mirror of the World

 

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL FM-90.9 the University of Illinois’ String Quartet-in-Residence, the Jupiter Quartet plays Dvorak’s “American” Quartet on the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. At 8:00 it’s “Song: Mirror of the World” Episode 12: The Return of Melody.

Sunday March 20: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS 15-25)

Folk Traditions

Dvorak: Quartet No. 12 in F major for Strings, Op. 96, "The American" Jupiter String Quartet

Dohnanyi: Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 26 Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano; and the Orion String Quartet

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Song: Mirror of the World (with Thomas Hampson) (Ep. 12/13)

The Return of Melody

By the 1970s, there was a re-exploration of all the colors that melody could bring to the human voice and story. Prominent examples include Leonard Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles, William Bolcom’s Cabaret Songs, and cycles by Ned Rorem and Dominick Argento. While the focus of this program remains in the United States, it also expands to include composers from Latin America. Short interviews with five of the composers give perspective to their approaches. Writer: Jeff Lunden, freelance arts reporter/producer for NPR

0:37 Mark Adamo: IV:Chorale (The Late Victorians) Emily Pulley, soprano; Eclipse Chamber Orchestra Naxos 8559258
0:38 John Corigliano: "Fort Tryon Park: September" (The Cloisters) Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano New World 80327
4:05 Leonard Bernstein: "Love Duet" (Arias and Barcarolles) William Sharp, baritone; Judy Kayne, soprano; Michael Barret and Steven Bilar, piano Koch International Classics 7000
1:35 Ned Rorem: "Inauguration Ball" (War Scenes) Donald Gramm, bass-baritone; Eugene Istomin, piano Phoenix PHCD 116
2:10 Samuel Barber: "A Green Lowland of Pianos" Thomas Hampson, baritone; John Browning, piano Deutsche Grammophon 435 869
1:53 Dominick Argento: "Anxiety" Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Martin Katz, Piano D'note 1019
3:08 William Bolcom: "Amor" Frederica von Stade,Martin Katz, piano RCA Victor Red Seal 62547
2:35 John Corigliano: "Dodecaphonia" (Meta Music) Lisa Delan, soprano; Kristen Pankonin, piano Pentatone 5186099
4:19 Ricky Ian Gordon: "I Never Knew" (The AIDS Quilt Songbook) Kurt Ollman, Baritone; Ricky Ian Gordon, Piano Harmonia Mundi 907602
0:41 John Musto: "Social Note" Amy Burton Soprano; John Musto, Piano Bridge 9286
2:40 Jake Heggie: "I Shall Not Live in Vain" Renee Fleming, soprano; John Musto, Piano RCA Victor Red Seal 63584-2
3:15 Gabriela Lena Frank: "Me Diste, oh Dios! Un Hija" (Songs of Cifar and the Sweet Sea) Robert Gardner, baritone; Anna Polonsky, piano Live recording-Music @Menlo; used by permission of composer and all artists.
2:44 Osvaldo Golijov: "Mananita de San Juan" (Ayre) Dawn Upshaw, sorprano: Andalusian Dogs Deutshe Grammophon 478 202
3:47 Maria Schneider: "Walking by Flashlight"(Winter Morning Walks) Dawn Upshaw, soprano; The Australian Chamber Orchestra ArtistShare AS0121
5:45 Mark Adamo: "Aristotle" Thomas Hampson, baratone:Jupiter String Quartet Live Recording-Chamber Music Society of London Center; Used by permission of the composer and all musicians.