Tag: chamber music
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PROGRAM NOTES: DORIC STRING QUARTET WITH MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN
Jean Sibelius Quartet in D minor Op. 56 Voces Intimae Sibelius’ Quartet in D minor was completed in 1909 and has five movements, symmetrically arranged in an arch form around the lyrical third-movement Adagio, with scherzos on either side separating it from the opening movement and finale. The name Voces Intimae derives from a Latin…
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PROGRAM NOTES: SHEKU AND ISATA KANNEH-MASON
Ludwig van Beethoven 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from The Magic Flute Op. 66 Beethoven’s set of variations on a theme from Mozart’s Magic Flute features twelve sharply chiselled operatic duets between piano and cello, widely differentiated in character like the comic personalities in the Singspiel from which the theme is derived. Audiences…
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PROGRAM NOTES: DANISH STRING QUARTET
Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I Fugue No. 16 in G minor BWV 861 (arr. Förster) If you have ever happened to see one of those cooking shows in which a chef is challenged to create an entire meal—appetizer, entrée and dessert—out of a minimum of ingredients (an ox-tail, say, and a banana)…
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PROGRAM NOTES: Z.E.N. TRIO
Franz Schubert Notturno in E-flat major Op. 148 Schubert’s Adagio for Piano Trio D 897 was composed in 1827 but only published decades later, under the publisher’s title Notturno. And indeed, the opening section does conjure up images of nighttime serenity, with its heavenly texture of harp-like arpeggios in the piano supporting a hypnotic melody…
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PROGRAM NOTES: NIKKI AND TIMMY CHOOI AND ANGELA CHENG
Claude Debussy Sonata in G minor for violin and piano The sound of Debussy’s music confounded many of his contemporaries. From a tonal point of view, it floated in stasis in a world of pastel sounds that arrived at their destination more by whim than by design. How, they asked, could what he composed actually…
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PROGRAM NOTES: TETZLAFF-TETZLAFF-VOGT TRIO
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major K 502 The piano trio developed out of the ‘accompanied’ keyboard sonata, a makeshift compositional genre that attempted to compensate for the weak ‘tinkly’ tone of the early fortepiano (forerunner of the modern pianoforte) by the addition of a violin to reinforce the singing line…
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PROGRAM NOTES: CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 76 No. 5 Having recently returned from his hugely successful visits to England and been liberated from financial woes, Haydn composed a set of six String Quartets, Op. 76 which were commissioned by Hungarian Count, Joseph Erdödy in 1797. Deviating from more traditional forms and establishing a…
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PROGRAM NOTES: ARCANTO QUARTET
This evening the Arcanto Quartet offers us a chance to explore chamber music from the end of the 17th century to the recent past, sampling music for four players by Henry Purcell (1659–95), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), and Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Henry Purcell Long before the primacy of the string quartet, consort music for…
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1994-1995 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Alain Trudel, tromboneAngela Cheng, pianoJens Lindemann, trumpetRoss Edwards, clarinetKathleen Rudolph, fluteMaria Lambros Kannen, violaJohn Oliver, composer in residenceStephen Prutsman, pianoChristopher Millard, bassoonAnton Nel, pianoWilmer Fawcett, double bassChristopher Costanza, celloJames Sommerville, hornBorromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen & Ruggero Allifranchini, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello)John Rudolph, percussionJudith Forst, mezzo-sopranoBill Richardson, narratorMartin Beaver, violinRita Costanzi, harpSalvador…
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1993-1994 Season: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Martin Beaver, violinRobert McDuffie, violinPatricia Shih, violinScott St. John, violinBrorromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen & Ruggero Allifranchini, violin; En Sik Choi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello)Hsin Yun Huang, violaMaria Lambros Kannen, violaChristopher Costanza, celloRichard Lester, celloEugene Osadchy, celloWilmer Fawcett, double bassJoanna G’Froerer, fluteCharles Abramovic, pianoAnton Nel, pianoRichard Raymond, pianoRena Sharon, pianoConnie Shih, pianoAlexina Louie, composer in…
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1992-1993 Season: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Kathleen McLean, bassoonSharon Kam, clarinetThe Borromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen & Ruggero Allifranchini, violin; En Sik Choi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello)Joshua Bell, violinEugene Osadchy, celloRichard Lester, celloPamela Frank, violinWilmer Fawcett, double bassSteven Isserlis, celloClaude Frank, pianoJohn Gibbons, harpsichord & fortepianoConnie Shih, pianoRena Sharon, pianoChristòpheren Nomura, baritoneAndrew Pearce, celloMaria Lambros Kannen, violaPatrick Cardy, composer in residenceMartin…
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1991-1992 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Douglas Boyd, oboeAndrew Burashko, pianoAngela Cheng, pianoChan Ka Nin, composerHeather Chelsey, bassoonJane Coop, pianoWilmer Fawcett, double bassToby Hoffman, violaSharon Kam, clarinetDong-Suk Kang, violinMaria Lambros Kannen, violaMichael Kannen, celloStephane Lemelin, pianoRichard Lester, celloEugene Osadchy, celloDoreen Oke, harpsichordRobert Rinehart, violinCarla-Maria Rodrigues, violaScott St. John, violin/violaLauren Wagner, sopranoCarmit Zori, violinJoseph Elworthy, celloReza Jacobs, piano
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1990-1991 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Turtle Island String Quartet (Darol Anger, violin & baritone violin; David Balakrishnan, violin; Katrina Wreede, viola & violin; Mark Summer, cello)David Duke, composerJean Coulthard, composerDouglas Boyd, oboeSteven Isserlis, celloBenny Kim, violinCarmit Zori, violinAngela Cheng, pianoCarla Maria Rodrigues, violaScott St. John, violinChie Nagatani, pianoRidge String Quartet (Krista Bennion Feeny & Robert Rinehart, violin; Maria Lambros Kannen,…
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1989-1990 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Paul Coker, pianoDomus (Krysia Osostowicz, violin; Timothy Boulton, viola; Richard Lester, cello)Wilmer Fawcett, double bassSteven Isserlis, celloRobert McDuffie, violinDaniel McKelway, clarinetKathleen McLean, bassoonNeil Miskey, violaOlli Mustonen, pianoAnton Nel, pianoEugene Osadchy, celloJohn Rudolph, percussionKathleen Rudolph, fluteScott St. John, violin & violaMayumi Seiler, violinRena Sharon, pianoJames Sommerville, hornCarmit Zori, violin
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1988-1989 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Angela Cheng, pianoRoger Cole, oboeSteven Dann, violaWilmer John Fawcett, double bassAloysia Friedmann, violaAndrea Haefliger, pianoDesmond Hoebig, celloMichael Kannen, celloBenny Kim, violinIda Levin, violinRobert McDuffie, violinKevin McMillan, baritoneOrion String Quartet (Daniel & Todd Phillips, violins; Catherine Metz, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)John Kimura Parker, pianoMarina Piccinini, fluteRena Sharon, pianoIan Swensen, violin
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1986-1987 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Angela Cheng, pianoRoger Cole, oboeSteven Dann, violaWilmer John Fawcett, double bassWesley Foster, clarinetAloysia Friedmann, violinGary Hoffman, celloToby Hoffman, violaSteven Isserlis, celloJeffrey Kahane, pianoCho Liang Lin, violinRobert McDuffie, violinKathy McLean, bassoonChristopher O’Riley, pianoAlexander Peskanov, pianoMark Peskanov, violinErik Ralske, french hornToby Saks, celloRobert Silverman, piano
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1985-1986 SEASON: Vancouver Chamber Music Festival
Wilmer John Fawcett, double bassAloysia Friedman, violinLily Funahashi, pianoDesmon Hoebig, celloGary Hoffman, celloToby Hoffman, violaPaul Neubauer, violaJeffrey Kahane, pianoRobert McDuffie, violinJon Kimura Parker, pianoMark Peskanov, violinPaul Rosenthal, violinToby Saks, celloRobert Silverman, pianoJoseph Swensen, violin