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| Schumann and Romance | 10 Jun 2018 | 00:38:48 | |
Robert Schumann was born in this month in 1810, so we have Krista River and Judith Gordon performing Schumann's great song-cycle, "Frauenliebe und Leben", "A Woman's Love and Life", composed in 1840, the year Schumann married Clara Wieck. Also on the program, Schumann's Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, played by oboist Keisuke Wakao with pianist Christoph Eschenbach. Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94 | |||
| The Passion of Rachmaninov with pianist Ya-fei Chuang | 15 Apr 2018 | 00:22:26 | |
We're celebrating Rachmaninov's birthday! Ya-fei Chuang's virtuosity and passion are front and center in this live performance of his Piano Sonata No. 2. Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36 Recorded in a live broadcast in WGBH's Studio One on June 21st, 2005. | |||
| A Celebration of Maurice Ravel! | 20 Mar 2018 | 00:33:59 | |
Ravel once said: “We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art.“ Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska brings his art to life in "Jeux d'Eau". Also, the Moet Trio was the first ensemble to participate in the New England Conservatory's Professional Piano Trio Training Program - and they did a great performance for us of Ravel's Trio. Ravel: Jeux d'Eau Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor (1914) | |||
| It's Mendelssohn's birthday! Let's celebrate! | 11 Feb 2018 | 00:38:18 | |
February is Mendelssohn's birthday month, and it's also the month of Valentine's Day. Felix wrote the Andante and Rondo Capriccioso for a girl he was smitten with, and his 2nd String Quartet is based on a gorgeous love song, "Ist es wahr?" ('Is it true?')! Felix Mendelssohn: Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12 Recorded at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio on November 5, 2013, and October 18, 2007 (string quartet). | |||
| Happy Birthday Mozart! | 07 Jan 2018 | 00:32:37 | |
Mozart's birthday is January 27th, and we're celebrating with a couple of great performances from our studio. Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major, K.301. Mozart, arr. Ulf-Guido Schäfer: Selections from “Cosi fan tutte”. Recorded at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studioon February 26, 2009 (violin sonata), and at WGBH's, Studio One, February 6, 2004 (wind quintet). | |||
| A Beethoven Birthday celebration | 10 Dec 2017 | 00:27:53 | |
It's Beethoven's birthday on December 16th! We celebrate with a studio performance featuring some of his more out-of-the way pieces. Beethoven: Sonata in F for Horn and Piano, Op. 17 | |||
| Mistral plays Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" | 12 Nov 2017 | 00:41:22 | |
The chamber music ensemble Mistral is in its 21st season. We take a look back at a studio performance of a scaled-down version of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring" (Gabriela Diaz, solo violin); Mistral: Irina Muresanu, Yura Lee, Gabriela Diaz, and Kristopher Tong, violins; Yura Lee, viola; Jan Muller-Szeraws, cello; Karl Doty, bass; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord Recorded in a live broadcast at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio on December 3, 2009. | |||
| Tyler Duncan sings "Songs of Travel" by Vaughan Williams | 08 Oct 2017 | 00:24:19 | |
Baritone Tyler Duncan sings Vaughan Williams's tribute to the open road: "Songs of Travel", set to the poetry of Robert Louis Stephenson. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel Tyler Duncan, baritone; Erika Switzer, piano Recorded in a live broadcast at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio on January 10, 2008. | |||
| Alisa Weilerstein plays Chopin with Inon Barnatan | 23 Jul 2017 | 00:26:25 | |
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein has been acclaimed world-wide since she performed in our studio back in 2008. We revisit that perfromance with Inon Barnatan, in honor of her appearance with the BSO at Tanglewood on August 11th, 2017. Chopin: Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor, Op. 65 | |||
| The Boston Early Music Festival - Retrospective | 07 Jun 2017 | 00:35:24 | |
Looking forward to the Boston Early Music Festival, June 11-18, 2017, we remember three great performances from past festivals. Handel: Fuga in D; and Sweelink: Pavana Lacrimae, with the Flanders Recorder Quartet, (June 14, 2009). J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050, with the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, Paul O’Dette and Robert Mealy, directors; Sandra Miller, baroque flute; Robert Mealy baroque violin; Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord (June 11, 2009). Purcell: Sweeter than Roses, with Carolyn Sampson, soprano; Elizabeth Kenny, lute; Paul O’Dette, theorbo; Stephen Stubbs, Baroque guitar (June 14, 2007). Recorded at NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston. | |||
| A Brahms Celebration with James Campbell and Marc-Andre Hamelin | 07 May 2017 | 00:23:56 | |
Clarinetist James Campbell and pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin got together in our WCRB studio to celebrate Brahms: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120 James Campbell, clarinet; Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (October 20, 2010) | |||
| A Bach Celebration from WCRB's Studio | 25 Mar 2017 | 00:35:25 | |
Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, with two fine performances from our WCRB studio: J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 for Violin in D minor, BWV 1004 with Angelo Xiang Yu, violin J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 with Marten Root, flute; Menno van Delft, harpsichord Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (January 4, 2013 and April 1, 2008) | |||
| A Chopin Celebration from WCRB's Studio | 09 Mar 2017 | 00:37:31 | |
Celebrating the March birthday of Frederic Chopin - Two performances from our WCRB Studio: Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65 with Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano Chopin: Ballade No. 1 with Lise de la Salle, piano Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (May 1, 2008 and November 10, 2009) | |||
| A Mozart Celebration from WCRB's Studios | 27 Jan 2017 | 00:44:42 | |
It's a Mozart Birthday Celebration - three fabulous peformances from our WGBH/WCRB Studios: Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304, with Corey Cerovsek, violin; Jeremy Denk, piano Recorded at WGBH's Studio One (January 27, 2006) and WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (October 3, 2012 and March 24, 2009) | |||
| Daniil Trifonov plays Fairy Tales by Medtner | 22 Jul 2016 | 00:14:10 | |
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Even having seen it, one cannot quite believe it. Such is the artistry of pianist-composer Daniil Trifonov.” Nicolai Medtner: Fairy Tales (selections) - Fairy Tale in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2; Fairy Tale in E-flat Major, Op. 26, No. 1; Fairy Tale in B-flat minor, Op. 20, No. 1
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| Blue Heron sings Du Fay | 29 May 2016 | 00:36:20 | |
Blue Heron sings Guillaume Du Fay Guillaume Du Fay: Entre vous, gentils amoureux Recorded at WGBH’s Studio One on February 28, 2006. | |||
| Trio Cleonice plays Beethoven | 30 Apr 2016 | 00:31:51 | |
Beethoven, with Trio Cleonice Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 2 in E-flat Major Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on February 22, 2013. | |||
| Charlie Albright plays Liszt and Chopin | 25 Mar 2016 | 00:20:37 | |
The Washington Post calls him “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” Robert Schumann, trans. Franz Liszt: Widmung Charlie Albright, piano Recorded at WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio on May 5, 2011. | |||
| Christina Day Martinson plays Biber | 06 Feb 2016 | 00:32:21 | |
Biber's Mystery Sonatas, with violinist Christina Day Martinson Heinrich Biber: Mystery Sonatas Nos. 9-12 Recorded at WGBH Studio One on April 6, 2007. | |||
| Max Levinson plays Schumann | 28 Nov 2015 | 00:34:58 | |
Schumann, with pianist Max Levinson Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Arabesque, Op. 18 Recorded at WGBH's Studio One on September 21, 2001. | |||
| Irina Muresanu plays Brahms and Hubay | 30 Oct 2015 | 00:33:35 | |
Brahms and Hubay, with Boston-based violinist Irina Muresanu Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Jeno Hubay: Czardas Scene No. 2 Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio on February 14, 2008 (Brahms) and September 20, 2007 (Hubay). | |||
| Tchaikovsky, with A Far Cry | 29 Sep 2015 | 00:37:09 | |
The self-conducted string orchestra A Far Cry plays Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence". Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence” Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio on January 22, 2010. | |||
| Beethoven, with the Warner-Nuzova Duo | 26 Aug 2015 | 00:10:43 | |
Cellist Wendy Warner and pianist Irina Nuzova play Beethoven's arrangement of a Mozart aria. Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, from Mozart’s “Magic Flute” | |||
| Brahms, with David Deveau and the Shanghai Quartet | 21 Jul 2015 | 00:41:49 | |
Pianist David Deveau and the Shanghai String Quartet play Brahms at the 2015 Rockport Chamber Music Festival. Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 | |||
| Beethoven, with the Shanghai String Quartet | 23 Jun 2015 | 00:25:25 | |
The Shanghai Quartet play Beethoven on opening weekend of the 2015 Rockport Chamber Music Festival Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 18 No. 6 | |||
| Bach, with Sergey Schepkin | 27 May 2015 | 00:24:41 | |
Bach, with Sergey Schepkin Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, BWV. 992 | |||
| Ravel, with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble | 12 May 2015 | 00:12:33 | |
Ravel, with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro | |||
| Beethoven, with Anton Nel | 06 May 2015 | 00:24:58 | |
Pianist Anton Nel plays Beethoven and Mendelssohn Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10 No. 2 | |||
| Sarah Chang Plays Franck and Elgar | 21 Apr 2015 | 00:10:16 | |
Violinist Sarah Chang is joined by pianist Andrew von Oeyen for music by Franck and Elgar Cesar Franck: Sonata in A major, Mvt. 4 (Allegretto poco mosso) Sarah Chang, violin; Andrew von Oeyen, piano | |||
| Ravel, with the Parker String Quartet | 08 Apr 2015 | 00:29:55 | |
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major | |||