Music Mountain #2, recorded 6/21/09
From: Music Mountain
Series: Music Mountain 2009 Chamber Music Concerts
Length: 01:56:04
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From the 16 concert Music Mountain 2009 season, this is concert #2, June 21, 2009, performed by The Arianna String Quartet:
John Mcgrosso, Violin; Robert Meyer, Viola; David Gillham, Violin; Kurt Baldwin, Cello
Assisting Artist: Timothy Cobb, Double Bass
STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR, Felix Mendelssohn OPUS 12, (1829) (1809-1847)
-Adagio non troppo; Allegro non tardante
-Canzonetta: Allegretto
-Andante espressivo
-Molto allegro e vivace
STRING QUARTET # 2 “INTIMATE LETTERS” Leos Janacek (1928) (1854-1928)
-Andante
-Adagio
-Moderato
-Allegro
QUINTET FOR DOUBLE BASS & STRINGS; Antonin Dvorak IN G, OPUS 77 (1875, REVISED.1888) (1841-1804)
-Allegro con fuoco
-Scherzo; Allegro vivace
-Poco andante
-Finale; Allegro assai
Historic Encore performed by the Gordon String Quartet
Dvorak: String Quartet In C, opus 61 (partial)
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Piece Description
From the 16 concert Music Mountain 2009 season, this is concert #2, June 21, 2009, performed by The Arianna String Quartet:
John Mcgrosso, Violin; Robert Meyer, Viola; David Gillham, Violin; Kurt Baldwin, Cello
Assisting Artist: Timothy Cobb, Double Bass
STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR, Felix Mendelssohn OPUS 12, (1829) (1809-1847)
-Adagio non troppo; Allegro non tardante
-Canzonetta: Allegretto
-Andante espressivo
-Molto allegro e vivace
STRING QUARTET # 2 “INTIMATE LETTERS” Leos Janacek (1928) (1854-1928)
-Andante
-Adagio
-Moderato
-Allegro
QUINTET FOR DOUBLE BASS & STRINGS; Antonin Dvorak IN G, OPUS 77 (1875, REVISED.1888) (1841-1804)
-Allegro con fuoco
-Scherzo; Allegro vivace
-Poco andante
-Finale; Allegro assai
Historic Encore performed by the Gordon String Quartet
Dvorak: String Quartet In C, opus 61 (partial)
Transcript
PROGRAM NOTES
STRING QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 12
By Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
In 1829, when Mendelssohn was 20 and traveling through Scotland, he wrote his sister, Fanny, telling her that his E Flat Major String Quartet was almost finished. This was the trip which also inspired the “Hebrides “ Overture and the “Scottish” Symphony. While labeled Opus 12, it was actually written two years after Opus 13 and is Mendelssohn’s second of his six quartets. Like all of Mendelssohn’s work this is a beautiful piece. It presents a unique feature in that each of the 4 movements are in a different key. The second movement, the Canzonetta, will be familiar to all as it is , like the Scherzo from the Octet, one of those musical creations that has a life of its own.
STRING QUARTET # 2 “INTIMATE LETTERS”
By Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
In 1917, Janacek was 63 and vacationin...
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Timing and Cues
Outro, and all introductions to pieces are self-contained. Timing sheet is available for download below.
Additional Files
- Timing Sheet for #2, 6/21/09 (MMTN_timing_062109.pdf)
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