PROGRAM
Concertante
Shapeshifters: The nine exceptionally gifted young artists of Concertante perform as various ensembles, from familiar combinations of five and six to the rarer mélange of the nonet. This week on Saint Paul Sunday, Concertante visits the studio as a sextet to play two seldom-heard jewels of the chamber repertoire: Johannes Brahms's Opus 18 String Sextet, a serene and sunny work that nonetheless reflects hard-won transcendence of loss, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's suggestively beautiful Souvenir de Florence. In whatever form it happens to take, Concertante performs with great insight and dash.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- Johannes Brahms: Sextet in B flat Major, Op. 1 — I. Allegro ma non troppo
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Sextet in d minor, Op. 70 (“Souvenir de Florence") — I. Allegro con spirito
II. Adagio cantabile e con moto Moderato - Johannes Brahms: Sextet in B flat Major, Op. 18 — III. Scherzo
MIXED COMPANY
Mixed Company is written by Saint Paul Sunday staff, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the show and the classical music they love.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Artist profile: Concertante
