Beethoven Chamber Series, Year III
Sundays, February 10 and 24, 2013
at 4 pm
In the Intimate Parish Hall at Emmanuel Church
We continue our survey of Beethoven’s chamber works with pieces from Beethoven’s innovative 'Middle Period', including the rarely performed An die Hoffnung, Op. 94, Violin Sonata No. 6, and his last string quartet. We are also thrilled to present the Boston premieres of John Harbison’s String Quartet No. 5 and Gatsby Songs.
Concert III, February 10
- Piano Trio No. 11 in G Major,
10 Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a - Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1
- An die Hoffnung, Op. 94
- Die laute Klage, WoO 135
- Freudvoll und leidvoll, Op. 84, No. 4
- Der Liebende, WoO 139
- Harbison: Leonard Stein Anagrams for Piano
Danielle Maddon, violin
David Russell, cello
Michael Lewin, piano
Frank Kelley, tenor
Concert IV, February 24
- String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
- Resignation, WoO 149
- An die Hoffnung, Op. 32
- Das Geheimnis (Liebe und Wahrheit), WoO 145
- Harbison: String Quartet No. 5**
- Harbison: Songs from The Great Gatsby
- By the Shore
- Kind of in Love
- Funny New Feeling
- A Saturday Night To-Do
- Dreaming of You
- Blowing a Bundle on You
- Remember the Old Days
Brett Hodgdon, piano
John Harbison, piano
Kristen Watson, soprano
Ryan Turner, tenor
Lydian String Quartet (Daniel Stepner, Judith Eissenberg, Mark Berger, Joshua Gordon)
**Commissioned for the hundredth anniversary of the Pro Arte Quartet of Madison, Wisconsin, and premiered by them in Madison on April 21, 2012. Performed here with permission.
Fall 2012 Chamber Concerts
Concert I, September 30
- Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, op 70, No. 1 "Ghost"
- Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3
- String Quintet in C Major, op. 29 (1801)
- Harbison: Vocalism
Heidi Braun-Hill, Rose Drucker, violins
Sarah Darling, Karina Fox, violas
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Susan Consoli, soprano
Concert II, October 14
- Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
- Trio for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25
- Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op.30, No. 2
- Sechs Gesänge, Op. 75
- Merkenstein, Op. 100
- Harbison: Prelude from “Four Psalms"
- Harbison: Chaconne
Jacqueline DeVoe, flute
Eran Egozy, clarinet
Heather Braun, violin
Jonina Mazzeo, viola
Michael Curry, cello
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Dana Whiteside, baritone
Special Post-concert Dinner Package
On every concert date, the neighboring 4-Star Taj Boston Café will be serving a 3-course dinner for $38 per person for Emmanuel concert ticket holders only.
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