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Orion String Quartet |
Orion String Quartet
April 4, 2004
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Constellations
In his memoirs, Sergei Prokofiev wrote that he used to study Beethoven string quartets in the railway carriages he rode in while on tour, soon coming to admire the master's technique greatly. This week on Saint Paul Sunday the acclaimed Orion String Quartet let us meet the composers side by side. The ensemble opens with Beethoven's daring quartet No. 4 in c minor and concludes with a spirited scherzo by Prokofiev in which the earlier master's inspiration is unmistakable. Between the two, we'll hear the beloved "Death and the Maiden" quartet of Franz Schubert, another admirer of Beethoven. Join the Orion String Quartet as it traces the connections among these masters with a masterful artistry of its own, this week on Saint Paul Sunday.
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At The Octoroon Balls: String Quartet No. 1 |
Featured Links
Orion String Quartet Web site
Orion String Quartet on Saint Paul Sunday (July 15, 2001)
Related Audio
Listen to Orion String Quartet violinist Todd Phillips perform all of Beethoven's String Quartets by himself in under 30 seconds.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in c minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, "Death and the Maiden," D. 810
-II. Andante con moto
Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 50
-II. Andante molto, Vivace
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VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
with Anthony Ross, cello |
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
April 11, 2004 (Easter Day)
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Day's Finery
Long treasured for its outstanding choral artistry and programmatic daring, VocalEssence seeks "to engage and enrich audiences who expect the unexpected." This Easter day on Saint Paul Sunday, the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers under the direction of founding artistic director Philip Brunelle do just that, introducing us to ten diverse contemporary work—several composed for the performers themselves. We'll hear Easter and springtime music of Dominick Argento, Stephen Paulus, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, and a host of others. Since first performing over three decades ago, the Ensemble Singers have explored the texts of their wide-ranging repertoire as perceptively as they have its music. On Sunday's program a number of striking poem settings give this eloquence free reign.
Featured Links
Full texts and Translations
VocalEssence Web site
Saint Paul Sunday Easter program: The Saint Olaf Choir
Saint Paul Sunday Easter program: Altramar
Joseph Brackett, arr. David Willcocks (Sydney Carter): The Lord of the Dance
Dominick Argento (Richard Crashaw): Easter Day
Calvin Hampton: Christ is Risen Indeed
Chris de Blasio: The Best-Beloved
-IV. My beloved is mine, and I am his (Francis Quarles)
William Hawley: Four Reveries
-III. My River Runs to Thee (Emily Dickinson)
Stephen Paulus (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz): Love Opened a Mortal Wound
Richard Rodney Bennett: A Farewell to Arms
-I. "The helmet now an hive for bees becomes..." (Ralph Knevet)
-II. "His golden locks hath to silver turned..." (George Peele)
John Rutter: Birthday Madrigals
-I. It was a Lover and his Lass
Mykola Leontovich: Scedryk
Carlos Guastavino: Indianas
-I. Gala del Dia ("Day's Finery")
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Midori |
Midori, violin;
Robert McDonald, pianos
April 18, 2004
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Allegro Vivo
At just 11, Midori performed music of Paganini with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, winning the hearts of music lovers around the country. In the decades since, she's performed as a beloved soloist with major orchestras worldwide and continues to reach out to new audiences—from inner-city youngsters in New York's public schools to those outside the main performing arts centers. This week on Saint Paul Sunday Midori joins esteemed pianist Robert McDonald for a wide-ranging program that reveals her multi-faceted artistry. We'll hear sonatas of Brahms, Debussy, and Schulhoff along with Amy Beach's Romance for Violin and Piano, and Pablo de Sarasate's fiery Introduction and Tarantella. Don't miss this hour of extraordinary music making.
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Midori French Violin Sonatas
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Featured Links
Midori Web site
Midori on Sony
Claude Achilles Debussy: Sonata in g minor for Violin and Piano
-I. Allegro vivo
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op 108
-I. Allegro
Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata No.1, Opus 7
-I. Allegro impetuoso
Amy Beach: Romance for Violin and Piano
Pablo de Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantella, Op.43
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Antares |
Antares
April 25, 2004
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Fun Frolic
Dodecaphunphrolic—a work composed by Stephan Freund for the unusual combination of clarinet, violin, cello, and piano—aptly describes Antares, the wonderful ensemble who perform the work on Saint Paul Sunday this week. The "dodeca" of the title refers to the twelve-note scale around which the piece is written. Antares makes the "phunphrolic" part obvious. These brilliant young performers also bring us romantic music by Walter Rabl, a movement from Messiaen's ecstatic Quartet for the End of Time, and a recent commission from John Mackey called "Breakdown Tango."
Featured Links
Antares piano and clarinet quartet
Concert Artists Guild: Antares profile
Stephan Freund: Dodecaphunphrolic
Walter Rabl: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano, Opus 1
-I. Allegro Moderato
Paul Hindemith: Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
-III. Maßig Bewegt-Lebhaft-Ruhig Bewegt-Sehr Lebhaft
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet For the End of Time
-VII. Cluster of rainbows, for the Angel who announces the end of Time
John Mackey: Breakdown Tango (2000)
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