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April 2005
April 3 | April 10 | April 17 | April 24
Borromeo String Quartet
April 3, 2005
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Form Fitting
What is it about the string quartet as a form that so captivates the world's greatest composers? We'll find out this week when the celebrated young Borromeo String Quartet surveys its repertoire with all the warmth, virtuosity, and passion it inspires. Beginning with music of Franz Joseph Haydn—the father of the string quartet—the Borromeo gives us the haunting Andante Moderato from Brahms's 2nd quartet, and concludes with Janácek's "Intimate Letters," music that chronicles the 70-year old composer's intense devotion to a much younger woman.
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 64, No. 6
—IV. Finale: Presto
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 51, No. 2
—Andante Moderato
Leoš Janáček String: Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters” (“Listy Důvěrné”)
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The Seattle Chamber Players and Friends
Karen Bentley Pollick, viola; Byron Schenkman, harpsichord; Michael Partington, guitar; and Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, conductor
April 10, 2005
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The Seattle Chamber Players
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Emerald City, Baltic Lands
Seattle has long drawn treasure and world travelers into its port and heart. This week, Saint Paul Sunday travels to the Emerald City for a program of Baltic repertoire performed by several of its own musical treasures. The acclaimed Seattle Chamber Players, true to their collaborative spirit, invite guest artists to join them for works from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—music that invites us into new soundworlds as it expands the bounds of our listening. Seattle Pro Musica, another celebrated group that calls its namesake home, joins SCP in the final work of the broadcast, Pēteris Vasks's cosmic "Plainscapes."
Onutė Narbutaitė (Lithuania, b. 1956): Winter Serenade
Helena Tulve (Estonia, b. 1972): Island
Erkki-Sven Tüür (Estonia, b. 1959): Architectonics VII
Ester Mägi (Estonia, b. 1922): A Tre
Pēteris Vasks (Latvia, b. 1946): Plainscapes
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano
April 17, 2005
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Blues and High Spirits
This week on Saint Paul Sunday, Bill McGlaughlin welcomes a daughter of Chicago—violinist Rachel Barton Pine—whose richly varied offerings, including Ravel's "Blues" sonata, reveal the virtuosity and exuberance that are her trademark. She'll also perform a trio of Baroque solo works, a delightful Scottish Suite, and the world premiere of a breathtaking new work called "Rush" by another Chicagoan, composer Augusta Read Thomas. Don't miss it.
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J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor
—III. Siciliana
Johann Georg Pisendel: Sonata in a minor
—I. [Largo]
Johann Paul von Westhoff: Suite No. 2 in A Major
—IV. Gigue
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in G Major Op. 30, No. 3
—I. Allegro assai
Augusta Read Thomas: Rush (World Première)
Maurice Ravel: Sonata No. 1 in G Major
Alexander Mackenzie: Pibroch Suite
—Dance: Allegro vivace-Lento-Presto
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
April 24, 2005
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (photo by Christian Steiner)
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Soul Garden
A constellation of six musical stars from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center visits Saint Paul Sunday this week to light up seldom-heard sextets by Mozart and Dvořák—music that mines a richness and expressive power unavailable to smaller ensembles. We'll also hear Derek Bermel's Soul Garden, a work the young composer based on his own experience in the African-American gospel tradition, and which he wrote for violist Paul Neubauer, who takes its lead role this Sunday. Joining him are violinists Ida Kavafian and Joseph Silverstein, violist Toby Appel, and cellists Fred Sherry and Ronald Thomas.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in E-flat major, K. 614 Allegro di molto
—V. Allegro
Derek Bermel: Soul Garden for viola and string quintet (excerpt)
Antonín Dvořák: Sextet for 2 violins; 2 violas and 2 cellos in A major, Op. 48
—II. Dumka. Poco allegretto
—III. Furiant. Presto
—IV. Finale. Tema con variazioni
Like old friends...
It was a real treat to meet these members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The very first thing that struck me about them was their comfortableness with each other. Clearly old friends, they could joke around, give each other a hard time, but they're also really supportive of each other.
When I picked the six of them up at the airport the night before cellist Ronald Thomas mentioned that he thought he might have a cold coming on. By the next day when we recorded them, it was in full swing. As soon as he mentioned the word "cold," the other five musicians whipped out all different sorts of remedies from their instrument cases or bags. I guess when you're constantly on the road it's good to keep a full pharmacy close at hand!
But that proved to me how professional these musicians are--ready to play incredibly well no matter the circumstances. And clearly, they always have fun doing it. Have you ever noticed if musicians' camaraderie on stage or on the radio makes a difference in their performance?
Suzanne Schaffer, April 22, 2005
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