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 […]
Chamber music in 3D—rooted, informed and opened to the sky
Dohnányi Serenade in C for String Trio, Op. 10 (1902) Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (1893,4) Dvořák String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 (1878) Beethoven’s real teaching…was not to preserve the […]
Finding Their Way: Schumann, Brahms, and Schoenberg
“In every era there presides a secret alliance of kindred spirits. Ye who belong together, close your ranks ever more tightly, that the Truth of Art may shine more clearly, diffusing joy and blessings over […]
On the G String: Beethoven, Prokofiev, Dvořák
Beethoven Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 1, No. 2 (1794-95) Prokofiev Quintet for Winds and Strings in G Minor, Op. 39 (1924) Dvořák Bass Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 (1875, revised 1888) Our […]
Seconds, please!
Our thirty-fifth anniversary season at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre opens with three significant works, from very different places and times, written by masters in their prime. Each is the second and final musical statement in its […]
First Fruits: early offerings of three giants
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalms […]
Intensity, Intimacy, and Innovation
The real influence of Mozart and Haydn was slow to show itself in Beethoven’s style, and what did eventually appear was the integration of Mozart’s and Haydn’s resources, with results that transcend all possibility of […]
Hearing the Sublime; “Seeing the Unseen”
“…we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 […]
“G” is for Gemütlichkeit
Gemütlichkeit: 1. cosiness (etc.). 2. cosy (or relaxed) atmosphere. 3. Leisure(liness). Langenscheidt’s Standard German Dictionary 1993 Our second program at the Fitzgerald Theatre this season features three works in the key of G major, […]