Music Mountain 2011 #12
Series: Music Mountain 2011 Chamber Music Concerts
From: Music Mountain
Length: 01:56:00
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This program, #12 in a series of 16, was recorded on August 14, 2011 and features The Voxare String Quartet: Emily Ondracek-Peterson, Violin; Erik Peterson, Viola; Galina Zhdanova, Violin; Adrian Daurov, Cello; plus Assisting Artist Eugenia Zukerman, Flute.
STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR, OPUS 18 # 4 Ludwig van Beethoven
-Allegro ma non tanto
-Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
-Menuetto: Allegretto
-Allegro
VIOLIN SONATA IN G MINOR D. 408, Opus 137 # 3 by Franz Schubert
Transcribed For Flute And String Trio By Robert Stallman
-Allegro
-Andante
-Menuetto: Allegro vivace
-Allegro moderato
STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR, Opus 130 by Ludwig van Beethoven
-Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro
-Presto
-Andante con moto, ma non troppo
-Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai
-Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
-Grosse Fuge
(Encore) PANNONIA BOUNDLESS by Aleksandra Vrebalov
-HISTORIC ENCORE: Shostakovich String Quartet #10, opus 118 played by the Ariana String Quartet [partial]
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Piece Description
This program, #12 in a series of 16, was recorded on August 14, 2011 and features The Voxare String Quartet: Emily Ondracek-Peterson, Violin; Erik Peterson, Viola; Galina Zhdanova, Violin; Adrian Daurov, Cello; plus Assisting Artist Eugenia Zukerman, Flute.
STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR, OPUS 18 # 4 Ludwig van Beethoven
-Allegro ma non tanto
-Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
-Menuetto: Allegretto
-Allegro
VIOLIN SONATA IN G MINOR D. 408, Opus 137 # 3 by Franz Schubert
Transcribed For Flute And String Trio By Robert Stallman
-Allegro
-Andante
-Menuetto: Allegro vivace
-Allegro moderato
STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR, Opus 130 by Ludwig van Beethoven
-Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro
-Presto
-Andante con moto, ma non troppo
-Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai
-Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo
-Grosse Fuge
(Encore) PANNONIA BOUNDLESS by Aleksandra Vrebalov
-HISTORIC ENCORE: Shostakovich String Quartet #10, opus 118 played by the Ariana String Quartet [partial]
Transcript
PROGRAM NOTES
STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR, OPUS 18 #4 (1798-1800) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Curiously, no notebook sketches have ever been uncovered for Beethoven’s fourth quartet, probably the last one composed in Op. 18. This has led to speculation that the composer did not go through his usual throes in working out the problems, or that he based it on a previous composition in which he had already resolved any problems. The only minor-key quartet in Op. 18, the C minor is probably the most popular work in the group; and like all of Beethoven’s works in this key, it is a musical statement with an especially heightened dramatic tension throughout.
The six quartets of Opus 18 are Beethoven’s first work in the string quartet form and have long been regarded as the high point of Beethoven’s early creative life. Beethoven’s hearing was steadily deteriorating and one can hear both...
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Timing and Cues
Intro, Outro, and all introductions to pieces are self-contained. Timing sheet is available for download below.
Intro and Outro
INTRO: OUTRO:The broadcasts of these Music Mountain concerts throughout the United States and worldwide on the Internet are underwritten by Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company, Falls Village, CTwww.EdwardRHamilton.com
Additional Files
- Timing Sheet for #12, 2011 (timing_2hr__12_MMTN2011.pdf)




