Escher Quartet plays Schubert; David Shifrin is the soloist Weber’s Clarinet Quintet
Schubert's String Quartet in G dates from June, 1826, was published posthumously in 1851; it's been recorded by more than 20 different ensembles!
Beethoven’s “Grosse Fuge” from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center”
A Schubert impromptu to start, a Beethoven string Quartet to follow, then flute and piano from Poulenc, a Serenade by Kodaly and Bach's 2nd Brandenburg Concerto tonight.
Arensky’s “2nd String Quartet” and Beethoven’s “Archduke” Piano Trio on the “Evening Concert”
Beethoven's "Archduke" Piano Trio was the last work that he played in public. His advancing deafness made it difficult for him to hear what he was playing.
Dvorak’s “American” String Quartet, Franck’s “Piano Quintet” on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Dvorak came to America in 1892 to become the head of the National Conservatory in New York City. He spent the summer of 1893 in Spillville Iowa, soaking up the sounds of America, which he captured in his "American" String Quartet. The quartet includes birdcalls and other particularly American sounds that he heard.
Pianist Peter Serkin & the Orion Quartet play Brahms on the “Evening Concert”
Brahms Opus 34 Quintet for String Quartet and Piano was written in 1864 and -65 and is moedeled after Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet.