Music Mountain #8, recorded 7/26/09

Music Mountain #8, recorded 7/26/09

Series: Music Mountain 2009 Chamber Music Concerts
From: Music Mountain
Length: 01:50:30

Concert #8 of the 2009 Music Mountain Chamber Music Festival performed by the Penderecki String Quartet with Daniel Epstein, piano. Read the full description.

Piece Audio

Playing: Music Mountain #8, recorded 7/26/09
From: Music Mountain

2001_hall_small STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR, Opus 18 # 6; Ludwig van Beethoven
-Allegro con brio
-Adagio, ma non troppo
-Scherzo: Allegro
-La Malinconia: Adagio;
-Allegretto quasi allegro

SUITE IN THE OLDEN STYLE Opus 34; H. Waldo Warner
-Prelude (Fughetta)
-Sarabande
-Bourée and Chorale
-Introduction and Gigue

PIANO QUINTET IN F MINOR, OPUS 34; Johannes Brahms
-Allegro non troppo
-Andante, un poco Adagio
-Scherzo, allegro
-Finale, poco sostenuto

HISTORIC ENCORES:
The Penderecki String Quartet: String Quartet in B flat major, K. 589; Mozart
The Gordon String Quartet: String Quartet in C major, opus 61; Dvorak (partial)

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Piece Description

STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR, Opus 18 # 6; Ludwig van Beethoven
-Allegro con brio
-Adagio, ma non troppo
-Scherzo: Allegro
-La Malinconia: Adagio;
-Allegretto quasi allegro

SUITE IN THE OLDEN STYLE Opus 34; H. Waldo Warner
-Prelude (Fughetta)
-Sarabande
-Bourée and Chorale
-Introduction and Gigue

PIANO QUINTET IN F MINOR, OPUS 34; Johannes Brahms
-Allegro non troppo
-Andante, un poco Adagio
-Scherzo, allegro
-Finale, poco sostenuto

HISTORIC ENCORES:
The Penderecki String Quartet: String Quartet in B flat major, K. 589; Mozart
The Gordon String Quartet: String Quartet in C major, opus 61; Dvorak (partial)

Transcript

PROGRAM NOTES

STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR, OPUS 18 #6
By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

The quartets of Opus 18 were written between 1798 and
1800 and were published in 1801. The B-flat Quartet begins straightforwardly with a sonata-form structure. The opening motif of the first violin, echoed by the cello, is square-cut but bouncy. The second subject takes turns varying the mode: first major, then minor. The development section deals primarily with the first motif and includes two measures of silence, one near the beginning and one at the close. The first comes as a surprise; the second brings repose in anticipation of the return of the opening material.

The slow movement is in ABA form with coda. The Scherzo presents a puzzle of syncopation, there is no clear definition of the announced 3/4 meter until we reach the second section.

The Finale has a long introduction marke...
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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 #8, 7/26/09 (MMTN_7_7-26-09_timing.pdf)

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