2016 - 2017 Season

September 18, 2016

Manhattan Chamber Players

• Piazzolla Four for Tango
• Fung Pizzicato
• Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
• Dvorak Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 87

PROGRAM NOTES

October 16, 2016

Omni Piano Quartet

• Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K.496
• Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67
• Saint-Saens Piano Quartet in B-flow, Op. 41

PROGRAM NOTES

November 13, 2016

New York Woodwind Quintet

• Barber Summer Music
• Nielsen Quintet
• Monteverdi Two Madrigals (transcribed by Purvis)
• Mendelssohn String Quartet Op. 13, #2 in A minor (transcribed by Purvis)

PROGRAM NOTES

April 2, 2017

The Lark Quartet (with Clarinet)

• Wolf Italian Serenade
• Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
• Long Folk Pieces
• Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

PROGRAM NOTES

May 7, 2017

The American Quartet

• Haydn String Quartet in G, Op. 76/1
• Saylor Keeping Watch : A Seascape
  (Commissioned in honor of Jim Greene, World Premiere)
• Beethoven String Quartet in F minor, Op. 94
• Ravel Sting Quartet in F

PROGRAM NOTES

2015 - 2016 Season

September 20, 2015

Peabody Trio

• Beethoven Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2 
• Schnittke Trio
• Mozart Sonata for Violin & Piano in E minor, K. 304
• Ravel Trio in A minor

PROGRAM NOTES

October 11, 2015

American Quartet

• Dohnányi Piano Quintet in C minor, Op.1
• Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor op.131

PROGRAM NOTES

April 10, 2016

The Art of Song

Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano

Bryan Wagorn, piaNO

DAVID LEIGH, BASS

• Brahms Three Songs
• Schuman (Clara) Quatre pièces fugitives, Op.15 for piano
• Schuman (Robert) Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, Op.135
• Shostakovich: Five Songs from the Journal 'Krokodil', Op.121
• Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
• American Folk and Spiritual Songs

PROGRAM NOTES

Note:  The April 10, 2016 concert had a last minute change in program. The songs originally scheduled to be performed by Avery Amereau in the second half of the program were replaced by different selections, performed by David Leigh, bass. These changes were not able to be included in the program notes. We do not have detailed program notes for these changes, but additional information about Mr. Leigh's selections in the program are included in Supplemental Notes.

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES

May 1, 2016

Trio Solisti

• Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
• Brahms Piano Trio No. 3 in C major, Op. 87
• Arensky Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32

PROGRAM NOTES

June 3, 2016

Attacca Quartet

• Haydn String Quartet in F Major, Op. 74, No. 3
• Bartok String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op 17
• Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 (Rasumovsky)

PROGRAM NOTES

2014 - 2015 Season

October 5, 2014

The American String Quartet with André-Michel Schub, Piano

• Schumann: Piano Quintet Op. 44
• Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34

PROGRAM NOTES

October 26, 2014

Claremont Piano Trio

• Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major,  Op 70 No. 1
• Shostakovich:  Piano Trio in E minor, Op. 67
• Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66

PROGRAM NOTES

November 23, 2014

Simón Bolívar String Quartet

• Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A Minor, Op 13
• Ginastera: Quartet No. 1, Op. 20
• Brahms:  Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1

PROGRAM NOTES

March 22, 2015

Escher String Quartet

• Beethoven: String Quartet, No.6 in B Flat Major, Op 18, No. 6
• Dvorak: String Quartet, No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 51
• Smetana: String Quartet, No. 1, in E minor ("From My Life"), JB 1:105

PROGRAM NOTES

April 19, 2015

Adaskin String Trio with Pascal Archer and Annie Trepanier

• Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1994) 
• Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major ("Stadler"), K.581
• Beethoven: Serenade for String Trio in D Major, Op.8 

PROGRAM NOTES

May 17, 2015

Trio Solisti

June 7, 2015

Attacca String Quartet

• Haydn: String Quartet Op. 54 No. 2
• Rogerson: String Quartet No. 2
• Schubert: Quartetsatz, D703
• Grieg: String Quartet, Op. 27

PROGRAM NOTE

2013 - 2014 Season

September 30, 2013

American String Quartet with Alexander Scheierle, Cello

• Bach: Three Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier
• Janáček: String Quartet No.1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
• Schubert: Quintet in C for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D.956

October 6, 2013

Duo Concertante (Violin/Piano)

• Bach: Partita No.3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006
• Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Keyboard No.17 in C Major, K.296
• Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (transcribed for solo piano by Guido Agosti)
• Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100

November 24, 2013

Omni Piano Quartet

• Beethoven: Piano Quartet in C Major, WoO 36 No.3
• Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No.2 in F Minor, Op.2
• Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in G Minor, Op.25

March 23, 2014

Attacca String Quartet

• Haydn: String Quartet No.55 in D Major, Op.71 No.2
• Beethoven: String Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op.18 No.1
• Dvořak: String Quartet No.13 in G Major, Op.106

PROGRAM NOTES

April 27, 2014

Trio Solisti

• Beethoven: Piano Trio No.1 in E-flat major Op.1 No.1
•  Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango (arr. Kutnowski)
• Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op.50

PROGRAM NOTES

June 8, 2014

Sima Trio

• Haydn Piano Trio No.39 in G Major, Hoboken XV:25, “Gypsy”
• Brahms Piano Trio No.2 in C Major, Op.87
• Tchebodarian Piano Trio (1945)
• Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op. 66

PROGRAM NOTES

2012 - 2013 Season

   September 30, 2012

American String Quartet with Stephen Taylor, Oboe

• Mozart:  Oboe Quartet in f Major, K.370

• Shostakovich:  String Quartet No.3 in F Major, Op. 73
• Beethoven:  String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op.59 No. 1, “Rasumovsky”

December 2, 2012

Sima Trio

• Mozart: Piano Trio #4
• Beethoven: Piano Trio #2 Op.70
• Schubert: Piano Trio in D Major, D.929

March 3, 2013 

Escher Quartet

• Elgar:  String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
• Britten: String Quartet #3
• Dvorak: String Quartet #14

April 14, 2013 

Omni Piano Quartet

• Schubert: Adagio and Rondo D.487
•  Mozart:  Piano Quartet KV478
•  Fauré: Piano Quartet #1

May 19, 2013

Trio Solisti

• Beethoven: Piano Trio, Op.67 (Archduke)
• Dvorak: Piano Trio #4 (Dumky)
• De Falla: Ritual Fire Dance         

2011 - 2012 Season

September 25, 2011

Ornstein Sextet (The Haarlem Chamber Ensemble)

• Dvorak: String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48
•  Brahms:  String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36

November 26, 2011

Adaskin String Trio with Sally Pinkas, Piano

•  Haydn: Piano Trio #39 in G Major (Gypsy) H.XV/25
• Kodaly: Intermezzo for String Trio
• Martinu:  String Trio #2, H. 238
• Dvorak:  Piano Quartet #2 in E flat Major, Op. 87

March 18, 2012 

Jupiter Quartet

• Mozart: Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428
• Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2 in F Major, “On Kabardinian Themes,” Op. 92
• Schubert: Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D.887, Op. Post.161

April 29, 2012 

Peter Winograd of the American String Quartet

The Virtuoso Violin

Excerpts: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Grieg, Franck, Kreisler,     Mozart, Sarasate 

May 20, 2012

Trio Solisti

• Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in b Major, Op.8
• Brahms (arr. Bachmann):  Hungarian Dances
• Chausson:  Piano Trio in g minor, Op.3

2010 - 2011 Season

October 17, 2010

Trio Solisti

• Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65
• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Arr. Trio Solisti)

November 7, 2010

DaVinci Trio

Schubert: Arpeggione/Piano Sonata in A Minor, D.821

Mozart: Piano/Violin Sonata No. 21 in e minor, K. 304

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a (“Les Adieux”)

Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32

March 13, 2011

American String Quartet

• Dvorak: “American” Quartet
•  Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
•  Schostakovich: Quartet #8

April 10, 2011

Brentano Quartet

• Beethoven: String Quartet F minor, op. 135
• Haydn: Quartet op. 103, D minor, Hob 111.83
• Mozart: Quartet, D minor, KV421

May 1, 2011

Omni Quartet

Schumann: Piano Quartet, op. 47

Schubert: Trout” Piano Quintet in A, D.667

June 5, 2011

Duo Concertante

• Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Major for Keyboard BWV 816
• Bach: Ciaccona from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
• Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for Violin & Piano
• Franck: Sonata for Violin & Piano in A Major

2009 - 2010 Season

September 27, 2010

Trio Solisti 

• Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op.70. No.1 “Ghost”
• Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op.87
• Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

September 27, 2010

Biava String Quartet and David Leisner (guitar) 

• Matiegka, Mertz, Villa Lobos: Solo guitar selections
• Boccherini: Guitar Quintet #7 in E minor, G.451
• Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op.27

March 7, 2010 

The Omni Piano Quartet

• Mozart: Piano Quartet #2 in E-flat major, K.493
• Brahms: Piano Quartet #3 in C minor, Op. 60 (“Werther”)
• Bridge:  Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor, H.94

April 18, 2010 

Escher Quartet

• Beethoven: String Quartet #10 in E-flat major, Op.74 (“Harp”)
• Brahms: String Quartet #1 in C minor, Op.51, No.1B

May 23, 2010

American String Quartet

•  Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K.458 (“Hunt”)
• Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D.810 (“Death and the Maiden”)