Notable Intimacies, “real and imagined”
Bohuslav Martinů Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola H. 313 (1947) Leoš Janáček String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” (1928) Antonín Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 1 in D Major Op. 23 (1875) Our March program […]
“B” is for Brilliance: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms
Bach Chaconne, from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (1720) Beethoven String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No.1 (1797-98) Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 (1875) The Chaconne is, […]
Past as Prologue: Looking to the beginning to embrace the end
Schubert String Trio in B-flat major, D.471 (1816) Mozart Trio in E-flat major, K.498, “Kegelstatt” (1786) Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time (1940) My faith is the grand drama of my life. I’m a […]
Unusual, Extraordinary, and Sublime
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Sonata in B-flat, K. 454 (1784) Felix Mendelssohn Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 (1823) Anton Bruckner String Quintet in F major, WAB 112 (1878-79) Music must never offend the […]
Musical Irony and Influence
Mozart Piano Quartet #1 in G Minor, K.478 (1785) Saint-Saëns Sonata for Oboe and Piano, in D major, Op. 166 (1921) Ravel Piano Trio in A minor (1914) “Music must never offend the ear, […]
The Promise of More to Come: Beethoven, Brahms and Britten, too!
Beethoven String Quintet, Op.29 (1801) Britten Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings (1932) Brahms Piano Trio #2 in C Major Op. 87 (1880-82) “It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful.” Benjamin […]
Winter has ended*…Let summer come
Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, K. 452** Fauré La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61* Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803 **I myself think it’s the best thing I’ve ever written…I wish […]
Five successful years for the Commissioning Club
Mozart Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135 Godfrey Ad Concordiam: Quintet Variations for Oboe, Strings and Piano (BCMS commission) Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66 Beethoven’s real teaching…was […]
Early Beethoven, Late Debussy, and Dvořák Decisive
Beethoven String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2 (1797-98) Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 (1917) Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65 (1883) Beethoven’s real teaching…was […]
Playful entrances, colorful exits, and the lightness of being
Beethoven Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 (1795-6) Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, L. 137 (1915) Walton Piano Quartet in D minor (1918-1921, revised 1974) Beethoven’s real teaching…was […]
2024-25 Calendar
Beethoven, Liebermann, Fauré
September 29, 2024 — Sanders Theatre
Beethoven, Liebermann, Fauré
Video on demand
Mendelssohn, Ives, Mozart
October 20, 2024 — Sanders Theatre
Brahms, Bax, Puts
November 10, 2024 — Sanders Theatre
Prokofiev, Arensky, Glazunov
January 12, 2025 — Sanders Theatre
Beethoven, Brahms, Schoenberg
February 16, 2025 — Sanders Theatre
Fauré, Wiancko, Ravel
March 9, 2025 — Sanders Theatre
Fauré, Wiancko, Ravel
Video on demand
BCMS@MIT: Fauré Centennial
March 16, 2025 — Thomas Tull Hall
Beethoven, Child, Mendelssohn
April 13, 2025 — Sanders Theatre