Music Mountain #4, recorded 7/4/09

Music Mountain #4, recorded 7/4/09

Series: Music Mountain 2009 Chamber Music Concerts
From: Music Mountain
Length: 01:56:01

Concert #4 of the 2009 Music Mountain Chamber Music Concert Festival performed by the Avalon String Quartet with Soyean Lee, Piano Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Music Mountain #4, recorded 7/4/09
From: Music Mountain

2001_hall_small The Avalon String Quartet: Blaise Magniere, Violin Anthony Devroye, Viola Marie Wang, Violin Cheng-Hou Lee, Cello plus Assisting Artist: Soyean Lee, Piano

A Pixy-Ring, Opus 23 # 1 (1923) H. Waldo Warner (1874-1945)
-Moon-Beams: Andantino
     There are moon-beams and shadows in the Pixy-field;
     and as midnight nears, the Pixy wakes from slumber.
-Toad-Stools: Molto moderato e grottesco
     There are queer little Gnomes amongst the toad-stools,
     and grasshoppers and field-mice keep them company.
-Tinkling Blue-Bells: Andante, ma non troppo
     There are blue-bells that tinkle in the breeze, and fairy chimes too.
     The glow-worm lights her tiny lamp, and the night-moth joins the throng.
-Pixy-Laden: Andante con moto
     There is a human here, singing his favorite ditty.
     The little folk too are in a merry mood.
     The human is alarmed, his song erratic; he is Pixy-laden.
-The Ring-Dance: Allegro molto, vivace
     There are revels in the Pixy-Ring. Gnomes, Elves and all join in The merry dance.

String Quartet In F Major Opus 18 # 1 (1798-1800), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-Allegro con brio
-Adagio affettuoso et appassionato
-Scherzo: Allegro molto
-Allegro

Piano Quintet In A Major, Opus 81 (1887), Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
-Allegro ma non tanto
-Dumka: Andante con moto; Vivace
-Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
-Finale: Allegro
-ENCORE: Repeat of the Scherzo Movement

Historic Encore: The Avalon String Quartet performing a portion of The Mozart String Quartet In D Major, K. 499

Playing: Music Mountain #4, recorded 7/4/09
From: Music Mountain

2001_hall_small The Avalon String Quartet: Blaise Magniere, Violin Anthony Devroye, Viola Marie Wang, Violin Cheng-Hou Lee, Cello plus Assisting Artist: Soyean Lee, Piano

A Pixy-Ring, Opus 23 # 1 (1923) H. Waldo Warner (1874-1945)
-Moon-Beams: Andantino
     There are moon-beams and shadows in the Pixy-field;
     and as midnight nears, the Pixy wakes from slumber.
-Toad-Stools: Molto moderato e grottesco
     There are queer little Gnomes amongst the toad-stools,
     and grasshoppers and field-mice keep them company.
-Tinkling Blue-Bells: Andante, ma non troppo
     There are blue-bells that tinkle in the breeze, and fairy chimes too.
     The glow-worm lights her tiny lamp, and the night-moth joins the throng.
-Pixy-Laden: Andante con moto
     There is a human here, singing his favorite ditty.
     The little folk too are in a merry mood.
     The human is alarmed, his song erratic; he is Pixy-laden.
-The Ring-Dance: Allegro molto, vivace
     There are revels in the Pixy-Ring. Gnomes, Elves and all join in The merry dance.

String Quartet In F Major Opus 18 # 1 (1798-1800), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-Allegro con brio
-Adagio affettuoso et appassionato
-Scherzo: Allegro molto
-Allegro

Piano Quintet In A Major, Opus 81 (1887), Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
-Allegro ma non tanto
-Dumka: Andante con moto; Vivace
-Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
-Finale: Allegro
-ENCORE: Repeat of the Scherzo Movement

Historic Encore: The Avalon String Quartet performing a portion of The Mozart String Quartet In D Major, K. 499

Also in the Music Mountain 2009 Chamber Music Concerts series

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From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded August 13, 2006 and features the Bergonzi String Quartet with Assisting Artists: Tao Lin, Piano and Timothy Cobb, Bass.

Music Mountain 2009 #25 (01:57:02)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded July 30, 2006 and features the Zemlinsky String Quartet with Assisting Artists The St. Petersburg String Quartet

Music Mountain 2009 #24 (01:57:00)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded June 25, 2006 and features the Amernet String Quartet plus Assisting Artist Humbert Lucarelli, Oboe

Music Mountain 2009 #23 (01:57:01)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded on August 26, 2007 and features The St. Petersburg String Quartet

Music Mountain 2009 #22 (01:57:02)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded on August 5, 2007 and features The Zemlinsky String Quartet plus Assisting Artist Pamela Mia Paul, Piano.

Music Mountain 2009 #21 (01:57:00)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded July 8, 2007 and features The Janaki String Trio

Music Mountain 2009 #20 (01:57:01)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded September 7, 2008 and features the St. Petersburg String Quartet with Assisting Artist Alexander Mekinulov, Piano

Music Mountain 2009 #19 (01:57:01)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded August 24, 2008 and features the Blair String Quartet plus Sally Pinkas, piano

Music Mountain 2009 #18 (01:57:01)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded August 3, 2008 and features the St. Petersburg String Quartet plus bass-baritone Jan Opalach and pianist Ted Taylor.

Music Mountain 2009 #17 (01:57:01)
From: Music Mountain

Highlights from past series, this program was recorded July 27, 2008 and features the Chiara String Quartet and Soyeon Lee, Piano.

Piece Description

The Avalon String Quartet: Blaise Magniere, Violin Anthony Devroye, Viola Marie Wang, Violin Cheng-Hou Lee, Cello plus Assisting Artist: Soyean Lee, Piano

A Pixy-Ring, Opus 23 # 1 (1923) H. Waldo Warner (1874-1945)
-Moon-Beams: Andantino
     There are moon-beams and shadows in the Pixy-field;
     and as midnight nears, the Pixy wakes from slumber.
-Toad-Stools: Molto moderato e grottesco
     There are queer little Gnomes amongst the toad-stools,
     and grasshoppers and field-mice keep them company.
-Tinkling Blue-Bells: Andante, ma non troppo
     There are blue-bells that tinkle in the breeze, and fairy chimes too.
     The glow-worm lights her tiny lamp, and the night-moth joins the throng.
-Pixy-Laden: Andante con moto
     There is a human here, singing his favorite ditty.
     The little folk too are in a merry mood.
     The human is alarmed, his song erratic; he is Pixy-laden.
-The Ring-Dance: Allegro molto, vivace
     There are revels in the Pixy-Ring. Gnomes, Elves and all join in The merry dance.

String Quartet In F Major Opus 18 # 1 (1798-1800), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
-Allegro con brio
-Adagio affettuoso et appassionato
-Scherzo: Allegro molto
-Allegro

Piano Quintet In A Major, Opus 81 (1887), Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
-Allegro ma non tanto
-Dumka: Andante con moto; Vivace
-Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
-Finale: Allegro
-ENCORE: Repeat of the Scherzo Movement

Historic Encore: The Avalon String Quartet performing a portion of The Mozart String Quartet In D Major, K. 499

Transcript

PROGRAM NOTES

A PIXY-RING, OPUS 23 # 1 By H. Waldo Warner (1874-1945)

H. Waldo Warner was a distinguished English violist and composer. He was the violist in the London String Quartet during its greatest days and had major success as a composer of chamber music. He won the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Prize in 1921 for a piano trio and came to America to receive the $1000 prize. . He also had played at Mrs. Coolidge’s concert series in Pittsfield the year before with the London Quartet. The London String Quartet premiered A Pixy-Ring in New York’s Aeolian Hall. In November, 1921. Here is part of what Richard Aldrich of the Times said:

“Mr. Warner... has written five movements of fairy music ...each with a suggestive little program and he has done it with delicate and original fancy... There are, in fact, instrumental ingenuities here that are out of the ordinary. It a...
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Timing and Cues

Intro, Outro, and all introductions to pieces are self-contained. Timing sheet is available for download below.

Additional Files

Timing sheet for #4, 7/4/09 (MMTN_4_timing_070409.pdf)

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