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Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D Minor
Béla Bartók
Duos for Two Violins
Anton Reicha
Variations for Bassoon, Two Violins, Viola and Cello
Carole Mason Smith,
bassoon
Sunmi Chang, violin
Ruggero Allifranchini, violin
Sabina Thatcher, viola
Mina Smith, cello
Sunmi Chang, violin
Ruggero Allifranchini, violin
Sabina Thatcher, viola
Mina Smith, cello
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Trio in C Minor
About This Program
Approximate length 2:00
This program opens with a rarely performed gem from Haydn’s massive string quartet output, his Quartet in D Minor, and concludes with Beethoven’s stormy String Trio in C Minor, one of his earliest masterpieces in the chamber music realm. Between these works is the soulful and lyrical Variations for Bassoon and String Quartet by Anton Reicha. Bartók, who felt a direct connection to Beethoven, but even more so to the folk music of his native Hungary, found his compositional voice by fully integrating the folk idiom into his musical language. This program features selections from his Violin Duos, which provide listeners a perfect entry point to Bartok’s genius.
This program opens with a rarely performed gem from Haydn’s massive string quartet output, his Quartet in D Minor, and concludes with Beethoven’s stormy String Trio in C Minor, one of his earliest masterpieces in the chamber music realm. Between these works is the soulful and lyrical Variations for Bassoon and String Quartet by Anton Reicha. Bartók, who felt a direct connection to Beethoven, but even more so to the folk music of his native Hungary, found his compositional voice by fully integrating the folk idiom into his musical language. This program features selections from his Violin Duos, which provide listeners a perfect entry point to Bartok’s genius.