Center Stage from Wolf Trap
is all about the wonder and joy of performing chamber music. Hosts Rich and Lee Anne pull the audience in to the world of chamber music, sharing backstage stories, and stories from the stage with the radio audience. We also hear from the artists. They might share why chamber music is a quintessential part of their life, or why the rigors of touring occasionally lead to difficult or embarrassing situations. Center Stage brings radio audiences closer to the lives of musicians and composers all over the world, and, by the way, also presents some really outstanding performances.
Program 1
Wu Han, Philip Setzer, David Finckel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, (“Archduke”)
Preview: Aizuri Quartet
Robert Schumann
Assai agitato from
String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3
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Program 2
Aizuri Quartet
Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 No. 3
Preview: Parker String Quartet
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 “The Rider”
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Program 3
Parker String Quartet
Antonin Dvo?ák
String Quartet No. 11 in C Major, Op. 61
Anton Webern
Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)
Preview: Ailyn Pérez & Kim Pensinger Witman
Gabriel Faure
Poème d’un jour, Op. 21
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Program 4
Ailyn Pérez & Kim Pensinger Witman
Fernando Obradors
Seven songs from Canciones Clásicas Españolas
Joaquín Turina
Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 19
Manuel de Falla
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
Giacomo Puccini
“Donde lieta usci” from La Boheme
Preview: Borromeo String Quartet
Steve Mackey
Ars Moriendi (Nine Tableaux on the Art of Dying Well)
Dmitri Shostakovich
Moderato from
Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49 (1938)
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Program 5
Borromeo String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49 (1938)
Steve Mackey
Ars Moriendi (Nine Tableaux on the Art of Dying Well)
Preview: Jeremy Denk
Charles Ives
Thoreau from
Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860”
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Program 6
Jeremy Denk
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”
Preview: Peter Kolkay & Alexandra Nguyen
Paul Moravec
Andy Warhol Sez (2005)
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Program 7
Peter Kolkay, Deirdre Chadwick & Alexandra Nguyen
Théophile-Casimir Lalliet
Terzetto, Op. 22
Andre Previn
Sonata
Francis Poulenc
Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon
Preview: Poulenc Trio
André Previn
Jaunty from
Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon
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Program 8
Poulenc Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 (“Gassenhauer”)
Alfred Schnittke (arr. M. Krutik)
Suite in the Old Style
with readings by Lia Purpura from her book It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful
Preview: Trio Solisti with David Krakauer
Johannes Brahms
Allegro from
Piano Trio in C Major, Op. 87
Paul Moravec
“Ariel” from
Tempest Fantasy (Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music)
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Program 9
Trio Solisti with David Krakauer
Béla Bartók
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Paul Moravec
Tempest Fantasy (Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music)
Preview: Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung
Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides Overture for piano four hands, Op. 26
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Program 10
Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung
Igor Stravinsky
Pétrouchka (original transcription by the composer)
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Alessio Box and Lucille Chung)
Two Tangos: Milonga del Angel and Libertango
Preview: Antares
Ludwig van Beethoven
Scherzo Allegro Assai & Finale. Presto from
Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 1 (1794)
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Program 11
Antares
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 1 (1794)
Mason Bates
Red River (2007)
Preview: Aulos Ensemble
Louis-Claude Daquin
Noël en Trio et en Dialogue
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Program 12
Aulos Ensemble
Jean-Philippe Rameau
3ème Concert from Pièces de Clavecin en Concert
Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
Three Pieces
François Couperin
8ème Concert "Dans le Goût Théatral”
Michel Corrette
4ème Symphonie en Quatour
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Program 13
Eugene Drucker, Lawrence Dutton, Paul Watkins, with Emily Daggett Smith, Colin Brookes, and Alison Rowe
Anton Bruckner
String Quintet in F major, WAB 112
Johannes Brahms
Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Preview: Canellakis-Brown Duo
Traditional Bulgarian arr. Nick Canellakis
Daichovo Horo
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Program 14
Canellakis-Brown Duo
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Brown, Michael
Five A. M. (2009)
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Program 15
Aspen Ensemble
Johannes Brahms
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello in G minor, Opus 25 (1861)
Preview: Beatrice Rana
Robert Schumann
Variations on the Name “Abegg”, Op. 1
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Program 16
Beatrice Rana
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82
Preview: Paul Galbraith
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Nocturnal after John Dowland
Isaac Albeniz
Underneath the Palm Tree
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Program 17
Paul Galbraith
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 4, BWV
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in F major, K. 280
Preview: Ahn Trio
David Balakrishnan
“Tremors”, “Skylife”
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Program 18
Ahn Trio
Nelson Ayres
Paisagens Brasileiras (Brazilian Landscapes) Suite for Piano Trio
Nilolai Kapustin,
Divertissement for Violin, Cello, and Piano Op. 126
Nguyen Le
“Nina Nane”
Caymmi, Dorival/Tiago Costa
Só Louco
Jobim, Tom/Vinicius de Moraes/Andre Mehnari
Insensatez
Preview: Atlantic Brass Quintet
Alan Ferber
Kopi Luwak (2010)
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Program 19
Atlantic Brass Quintet
Johannes Brahms
Three Chorale Preludes from Op. 122 (1896)
Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Johannes C. Schott)
Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934)
Enrique Crespo
Suite Americana No. 1 (1977)
Alan Ferber
Kopi Luwak (2010)
Balkan Traditional
Balkan Brass Band Music
Preview: Brentano Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Presto from
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
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Program 20
Brentano Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in D Major, KV String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Preview: Ryan McKinny & Kim Pensinger Witman
Franz Schubert
Winterreise, D. 911, Op. 89
“Gute Nacht” (Good Night)
“Die Wetterfahne” (The Weathervane)
“Gefror’ne Tränen” (Frozen Tears)
“Erstarrung” (Numbness)
“Der Lindenbaum” (The Linden Tree)
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Program 21
Ryan McKinny & Kim Pensinger Witman
Franz Schubert
Winterreise, D. 911, Op. 89
“Wasserflut” (Flood)
“Auf dem Flüsse” (On the River)
“Rückblick” (Backward Glance)
“Irrlicht” (Will o’ the Wisp)
“Rast” (Rest)
“Frühlingstraum” (Dream of Springtime)
“Einsamkeit” (Loneliness)
“Die Post” (The Post)
“Der greise Kopf" (The Grey Head)
“Die Krähe” (The Crow)
“Letzte Hoffnung” (Last Hope)
“Im Dorfe" (In the Village)
“Der stürmische Morgen” (The Stormy Morning)
“Täuschung” (Deception)
“Der Wegweiser” (The Signpost)
“Das Wirtshaus” (The Tavern)
“Mut” (Courage)
“Die Nebensonnen” (The False Suns)
“Der Leiermann” (The Organ Grinder)
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Program 22
Escher String Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn
Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Béla Bartók
Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Preview: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Johannes Brahms
Scherzo: Allegro from
Trio in E-flat for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40 (1865)
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Program 23
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Max Bruch
Selections from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83 (1909)
Ernó Dohnányi
Sextet in C Major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola Cello, and Piano, Op. 37 (1935)
Preview: tenThing
Isaac Albeniz
“Asturias” from Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47
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Program 24
tenThing
Edvard Grieg
“Praeludium” from the Holberg Suite, Op. 40
“Grandmother’s Minuet” from Lyric Pieces, Op. 68, No. 2
“Gjendine’s Lullaby” from 19 Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 66, No. 19
“March of the Trolls” from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 3
Aaron Copland
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo
Leonard Bernstein
Medley from West Side Story
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
“Valse sentimentale" from Six Pieces, Op. 51, No. 6
Harald Saiverud
“Kjempeviseslotten” from Slåtter og Stev fra Siljustøl
Astor Piazzolla
“Oblivion”
Georges Bizet
Suite from Carmen
Jan Koetsier
German Dance
Preview: Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
Franz Schubert
Scherzo: Allegro moderato from
Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 100, D. 929
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Program 25
Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
Franz Schubert
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
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Program 26
Emerson String Quartet
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Shroud
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
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Program H1
Holiday Special (Optional)
Swingle Singers
Traditional
O Come, O Come Emmanual
Archangelo Corelli
Christmas Concerto
Simon and Garfunkel
America
Basque Carol
Gabriel’s Message
Traditional England
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Mumford and Sons
After the Storm
Clare Wheeler
With Us
Johann Sebastian Bach
“Air” from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Foster, Stephen
Hard Times Come Again No More
Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Franz Gruber
Silent Night
Mel Tormé
The Christmas Song
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Program H2
Holiday Special (Optional)
Boston Brass
Traditional
Joy to the World
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Traditional Ukrainian
Carol of the Bells
Astor Piazzolla
Milonga del Angel
Franz Gruber
Silent Night
James Lord Pierpont (arr. Robert W. Smith, adapted by J. D. Shaw)
Jingle Bells Forever
Jack Rollins (arr. J. D. Shaw)
Frosty the Snowman
Trad. (arr. Boston Brass)
Holly and Ivy
Felix Bernard (Sam Pilafian)
Winter Wonderland
Martin, Hugh and Ralph Blane
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Johnny Marks
Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer
Richard Stores Willis (arr. J. D. Shaw)
Midnight Clear
Irving Berlin (arr. J. D. Shaw)
White Christmas
Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol (arr. J. D. Shaw)
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