Concert Overview | 8:00pm
La Bonne Chanson for Voice, Piano, and String Quintet, Op. 61
Nicholas Phan,
Benjamin Bowman,
Alexander Kerr,
Beth Guterman Chu,
Julie Albers,
Joseph Kaufman,
Piers Lane,
Based on poems by Verlaine, this set of nine short songs was revised from a voice and piano version to add a string quintet. Fauré uses several melodies throughout bringing them all together in the final song, “L’hiver a cessé.”
Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69
The work opens with a theme that Beethoven will continue to develop and play with, much as he does with his 5th Symphony, which premiered during the same year as this cello sonata.
Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello and Piano in G minor (US premiere)
Thought lost, this work was only brought to light when a set of parts were recently discovered. The trio was written while the Romanian composer was a teenager in 1897. Tonight’s performance is the U.S. premiere of the piece.