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Music Mountain 2011 #10

Series: Music Mountain 2011 Chamber Music Concerts
From: Music Mountain
Length: 01:56:00

This program was recorded on August 6, 2011 and features the Amernet String Quartet: Misha Vitenson, Violin; Chauncey Patterson, Viola; Marcia Littley, Violin; Jason Calloway, Cello; Plus Assisting Artist Yehuda Hanani, Cello Read the full description.

2001_hall_small This program was recorded on August 6, 2011 and features the Amernet String Quartet: Misha Vitenson, Violin; Chauncey Patterson, Viola; Marcia Littley, Violin; Jason Calloway, Cello; Plus Assisting Artist Yehuda Hanani, Cello

STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR, OPUS 161, D. 887 (1826) by FRANZ SCHUBERT
-Allegro molto moderato
-Andante un poco moto
-Scherzo: Allegro vivace
-Allegro assai


QUINTET FOR CELLO & STRINGS IN C MAJOR, OPUS 163, D. 956 (1828); by FRANZ SCHUBERT
-Allegro ma non troppo
-Adagio
-Scherzo: Presto; Trio: Andante sostenuto
-Allegretto

-HISTORIC ENCORE: Ravel: String Quartet in F played by the Gordon String Quartet. [partial]

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This program was recorded on August 6, 2011 and features the Amernet String Quartet: Misha Vitenson, Violin; Chauncey Patterson, Viola; Marcia Littley, Violin; Jason Calloway, Cello; Plus Assisting Artist Yehuda Hanani, Cello

STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR, OPUS 161, D. 887 (1826) by FRANZ SCHUBERT
-Allegro molto moderato
-Andante un poco moto
-Scherzo: Allegro vivace
-Allegro assai


QUINTET FOR CELLO & STRINGS IN C MAJOR, OPUS 163, D. 956 (1828); by FRANZ SCHUBERT
-Allegro ma non troppo
-Adagio
-Scherzo: Presto; Trio: Andante sostenuto
-Allegretto

-HISTORIC ENCORE: Ravel: String Quartet in F played by the Gordon String Quartet. [partial]

Transcript

PROGRAM NOTES

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

INTRODUCTION:

The two works that are on today’s program are among the last that Schubert wrote. They are products of this rare and glorious genius at the height of his powers. It is our mission this summer to bring you selected masterpieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert. These two works of Schubert are among the greatest chamber music compositions ever written. They are truly without equal.

STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR, OPUS 161, D. 887

The Quartet No. 15 in G major (1826), the last of Schubert’s string quartets, stands alongside the famous D minor Quartet (Death and the Maiden) as proof that the composer was well on his way to writing large-scale works in all genres. Symphonic in organization and structure, it achieves a depth of sound that often belies the presence of only four musicians. In its scope and difficulty, it typifies Schubert...
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OUTRO:

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