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Music Mountain #3, recorded 6/28/09

Series: Music Mountain 2009 Chamber Music Concerts
From: Music Mountain
Length: 01:55:52

Music Mountain concert #3, June 28, 2009 performed by the St. Petersburg String Quartet Read the full description.

2001_hall_small From the 16 concert Music Mountain 2009 season, this is concert #3, June 28, 2009 performed by The St. Petersburg String Quartet
Alla Aranovskaya, Violin; Boris Vayner, Viola; Alla Krolevich, Violin; Leonid Shukaev, Cello;
Assisting Artists: Mark Peskanov, Violin; Doris Stevenson, Piano


Five Pieces For String Quartet (1923) Irwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
-Alla Valse Viennese (Allegro)
-Alla Serenata (Allegretto con moto)
-Alla Czeca (Molto allegro)
-Alla Tango milonga (Andante)
-Alla Tarentella (Prestissimo con fuoco)

String Quartet In E Minor ,Opus 59 # 2 (1806, )Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-Allegro
-Adagio molto
-Allegretto
-Finale: Presto

Concerto In D For Violin, Piano & String Quartet, Opus 21 (1889-1891) Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
-Decidé: Calme-Animé
-Sicilienne: pas vite
-Grave
-Finale: Trés Animé

Historic encore: Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, opus 47 (partial)
performed by the St. Petersburg String Quartet

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Piece Description

From the 16 concert Music Mountain 2009 season, this is concert #3, June 28, 2009 performed by The St. Petersburg String Quartet
Alla Aranovskaya, Violin; Boris Vayner, Viola; Alla Krolevich, Violin; Leonid Shukaev, Cello;
Assisting Artists: Mark Peskanov, Violin; Doris Stevenson, Piano


Five Pieces For String Quartet (1923) Irwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
-Alla Valse Viennese (Allegro)
-Alla Serenata (Allegretto con moto)
-Alla Czeca (Molto allegro)
-Alla Tango milonga (Andante)
-Alla Tarentella (Prestissimo con fuoco)

String Quartet In E Minor ,Opus 59 # 2 (1806, )Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-Allegro
-Adagio molto
-Allegretto
-Finale: Presto

Concerto In D For Violin, Piano & String Quartet, Opus 21 (1889-1891) Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
-Decidé: Calme-Animé
-Sicilienne: pas vite
-Grave
-Finale: Trés Animé

Historic encore: Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, opus 47 (partial)
performed by the St. Petersburg String Quartet

Transcript

PROGRAM NOTES

FIVE PIECES FOR STRING QUARTET
By Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

Schulhoff’s family were German speaking Jews, living in Prague. He was a child prodigy who became a formidable pianist, studying at the Prague Conservatory, Vienna conservatory, where he worked with Max Reger, and also the Leipzig and Cologne Conservatories. He also had some lessons with Debussy. Yet, despite his years of immersion in the formal world of the academy, he became a true 20th century man. He embraced the new forms in both popular and classical music. At the same time he was building a career as a powerful virtuoso and playing the music of Scriabin, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Hindemith and Bartok. His life and work are extremely interesting especially his joining the Dada art movement of World War I.

The five pieces for String Quartet had been described as a modern Baroque Dance Su...
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