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April 2025 - Week 1 - DAR Today PodcastNational Society Daughters of the American RevolutionPresident General Pamela Edwards Rouse WrightBrooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair DAR Today PodcastClick for more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution!CLICK HERE to visit our YouTube (video) version of this podcastTo support the goals and mission of the DAR, please visit our web site at https://www.DAR.org/GivingIn This Episode:Committee Interview Series: Patti Maclay, National Chair Franco-American Memorial Committee - Part 3 in a series. Discusses in-depth, the relationship between the Marquis and his wife, Adrienne, and their firm commitment to the ideals of liberty and democracy for all.Highlighting State Events honoring the 200th Anniversary of Lafayette's Farewell Tour! Both North and South Carolina held fancy dress Balls to honor this special event!Chapter & State Social Media Posts featured:South Dakota DAR, featuring the Black Hills Chapter in Rapid City. State Website: https://www.sdsdar.org/ Chapter website: https://www.sdsdar.org/black-hills/Harrisburg Chapter in Harrisburg, PA State website: https://www.pssdar.org/ and Chapter website: https://harrisburgdar.org/Issaqueena Chapter in Greenwood, SC and the Trenton Chapter in Aiken, SC State website: https://www.southcarolinansdar.org/ Issaqueena Chapter website: https://www.issaqueena-dar.org/ Trenton Chapter website: https://trentonnsdar.org/Lake Minnetonka Chapter in Wayzata. Minnesota State website: https://minnesotadar.org/ Chapter website: https://lakeminnetonkadar.org/Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter in New Bern, NC State website: https://public.ncdar.org/ Chapter website: https://www.ncdar.org/RichardDobbsSpaight/index.html Special Links:For upcoming events to honor Lafayette, visit: American Friends of Lafayette Society: https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/North Carolina State Society DAR: https://public.ncdar.org/South Carolina State Society DAR: https://www.southcarolinansdar.org/Washington's Light Infantry: https://www.washingtonlightinfantry.org/ All music is copyright free and provided by Epidemic SoundDuring Opener: "For Far Too Long" by Wanderer's TroveEnd of Opener: Canon in D Major (Chamber Music Version), by Johann PachelbelEnd of Interview segment: Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13, No. 5 Version 2" by Luigi Boccherini "State Lafayette Events segment: "Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 No.1" by Ludwig van BeethovenEnd of State Lafayette Events segment in to Closing: "Minuet from String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13, No. 5 Version 2" by Luigi Boccherini #nsdar #America #USA #Preservation #Education #Patriotism #daughters #todaysDAR #darpodcast #lafayette For more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution, please visit DAR.orgTo support the goals and mission of the DAR, please visit our web site at DAR.org/GivingAll music free of copyright and provided through Epidemic Sound! Check out this amazing source for music at https://share.epidemicsound.com/xr2blv
DescriptionThe Unheard Genius: Franz Schubert's Hidden Legacy in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactFranz Schubert is most celebrated for his Lieder (art songs), particularly Ave Maria and Erlkönig. His Unfinished Symphony and String Quintet in C Major are also iconic. Schubert's music, characterized by its emotional depth and melodic beauty, captures the essence of the Romantic era. Though he struggled for recognition during his short life, his works are now cherished for their profound expression and have cemented his legacy as a master of song and symphony.__________________________________________________________________About Steven, HostSteven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.__________________________________________________________________You can FOLLOW ME on Instagram.
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Mozart composed his first string quintet at age 17 and his last in the year of his death, so it might seem that he wrote string quintets across the span of his career, but that is not the case. His first quintet was a foray into new territory for the young composer, and then Mozart set the form aside for fourteen years — his final five quintets were all created in the last four years of his life. As such, they represent some of his most sophisticated musical thinking. They offer wonderful music, exhilarating to hear (and to play!), sometimes very moving, and always very beautiful. In his quintets, Mozart did not set out to make the viola the star, but the addition of the extra viola offered him a broader canvas and unlocked new possibilities. His quintets generate a richer, fuller sound….and they offer increased opportunities to contrast different groupings of instruments and sonorities….(two of these quintets are among his longest chamber works, longer in fact than any of his symphonies).TracksDisc 1String Quintet in B-Flat Major, K. 174 (26:43) I. Allegro Moderato (9:29) II. Adagio (7:19) III. Menuetto ma Allegro (4:03) IV. Allegro (5:54) String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 (36:39) I. Allegro (14:02) II. Menuetto: Allegretto (6:13) III. Andante (8:41) IV. Allegro (7:43) Disc 2String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 (34:09) I. Allegro (10:52) II. Menuetto: Allegretto (5:27) III. Adagio ma non troppo (7:59) IV. Adagio – Allegro (9:51) String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 (K. 516b) (23:10) I. Allegro (8:55) II. Andante (3:57) III. Menuetto in canone (3:50) IV. Allegro (6:28) Disc 3String Quintet in D Major, K. 593 (27:04) I. Larghetto – Allegro (10:02) II. Adagio (6:23) III. Menuetto: Allegretto (5:24) IV. Allegro (5:16) String Quintet in E-Flat Major, K. 614 (24:45) I. Allegro di molto (7:39) II. Andante (7:22) III. Menuetto: Allegretto (4:07) IV. Allegro (5:36) Help support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.
Since his incredible breakthrough in 2011, when his debut album held the no. 1 position in the UK Classical charts for a breathtaking 28 weeks, MILOŠ has built an impressive international career by performing solo recitals and concertos at most of the world's leading concert venues. His six studio albums have sold the equivalent of over half a million copies and conquered the classical album charts in multiple territories, earning him a Classical BRIT, Echo Klassik and two Gramophone Awards. Not to mention worldwide critical acclaim, BBC Music Magazine included him in “Six of the Best Classical Guitarists of the Past Century” and The New York Times cited him as “one of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today.” TRACKLISTDomenico Scarlatti 1685-17571 Sonata in D minor K 32 2:52Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741Concerto for Flute, Strings and Basso continuo No. 2 in G minor “La notte” RV 4392 VI Allegro 2:16 Arrangement: Michael LewinJean-Philippe Rameau 1683–17643 The Arts and the Hours 5:15Arrangement: Michael LewinGeorge Frideric Handel 1685–1759Suite de Pièces pour le Clavecin No. 1 HWV 434 4 :074 IV MenuetArrangement: Michael LewinAntonio Vivaldi 1678–1741Concerto for 4 Violins, Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in B minor RV 580Arrangement: Michael Lewin5 I Allegro 3:53Silvius Leopold Weiss 1687–17506 Passacaille in D major WeissSW 18.6 3:36Domenico Scarlatti 1685–17577 Sonata in F minor K 466 (L 118) 5:12 Arrangement: Michael LewinAntonio Vivaldi 1678–1741Concerto for 4 Violins, Cello, Strings and Basso continuo in B minor RV 580Arrangement: Michael Lewin8 III Allegro 3:21Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 10049 V Chaconne 15 :11Alessandro Marcello 1669–1747Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor 10 II Adagio 3 :42Luigi Boccherini 1743–1805Quintet for Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello No. 4in D major G 44811 IV Fandango 3:50after the 2nd Movement of String Quintet in D Major “Del Fandango” G 341Silvius Leopold Weiss 1687–175012 Fantasie in C minor WeissSV9 2:20François Couperin 1668–173313 Les Barricades mystérieuses 3 :43The Mysterious Barricadesfrom Pièces de clavecin, Second livre, ordre n° 6Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Basso continuo in C major RV 8214 II Larghetto 3:51 Arrangement: Michael LewinThis album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).
Twin Cities arts enthusiast Florence Brammer loves Girl Friday Productions and Open Eye Theatre's production of “Life Sucks,” a play she called “smart and funny and poignant.” The play was loosely adapted by playwright Aaron Posner from Anton Chekhov's “Uncle Vanya.”“First of all, when I walked into the theater, I was blown away by how gorgeous the set design is,” Brammer says. “And the performances are so good.”Brammer was struck by the broadness of the performances — but says it became obvious that this was a decision on the part of the playwright, as well as director Joel Sass. “Because as the play continues, the characters become more and more layered and complex. It's sort of like us, isn't it?“ Brammer says that the play made her laugh and cry, “which is my very favorite theatergoing combination.” “Life Sucks” runs through Nov. 5 at Open Eye Theatre in Minneapolis.Eric Heukeshoven is the director of worship music and arts at Central Lutheran Church in Winona, Minn. He's looking forward to this Saturday's Winona Symphony Orchestra performance, which features work by three contemporary Minnesota composers — and one Mozart symphony for good luck. Included is the premier of a new piece by Minnesota composer Libby Larsen. Titled “Haying,” the composition will feature local baritone soloist Alan Dunbar. “On the surface, it's about the toils and rigors of bringing in the harvest,” Heukeshoven explains. “But it gets into some other interesting areas of about war and distress and it's incredibly visceral — very vivid.”Additionally, the orchestra will perform “Minnesota Suite” by Reinaldo Moya and “Superior” by Katherine Bergman, along with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's “Symphony No. 41.” The first two are Minnesota composers; Mozart hailed from Austria.The performance takes place Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at DuFresne Performing Arts Center, Main Stage, Winona State University.Bassoonist Tracy Carr is looking forward to hearing the bassoon shine in the Bakken Ensemble's upcoming performance this Saturday. Carr is particularly looking forward to hearing them play Wynton Marsalis' composition “Meeelaan” for bassoon and string quartet, written for renowned bassoonist Milan Turković (also from Austria). “It really features the bassoon in a unique way,” Carr says. “It leverages the instrument in a way that's outside of a typical orchestral setting. And also is playful with the instrument in a way that you don't usually see.”The performance features Fei Xie, principal bassoonist of the Minnesota Orchestra. Also on the program: Sergei Prokofiev's “String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92” and Jean Françaix's “Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quintet.”The performance will be Oct. 22 at Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center in Minneapolis.
SynopsisAt 6:05 p.m. on today's date in 2007, the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed, plunging dozens of cars and trucks into the Mississippi River. Thirteen people died. Investigators said a design flaw was to blame, and the event served as a wake-up call about America's crumbling infrastructure.It also inspired a new piece of music.In 2007 Minnesota composer Linda Tutas Haugen had been commissioned to write a piece for solo instrument and organ for performance at the next American Guild of Organists' national convention. Haugen had been looking at various hymn tunes for inspiration when the I-35 bridge collapsed.As she recalled, “I had family members who'd been over the bridge a day before. Many were feeling, ‘It could have been me.' I reread texts of the hymns I had been considering, and there was one that talks about ‘God of hill and plain, o'er which our traffic runs' and ‘wherever God your people go, protect them by your guarding hand.' That inspired my writing.”Haugen scored her new piece for trumpet and organ and titled it “Invocation and Remembrance.” “For me,” said Haugen, “it's a prayer, an invocation for protection, and also a remembrance of what happened.”Music Played in Today's ProgramLinda Tutas Haugen Invocation and Remembrance Martin Hodel, trumpet; Kraig Windschitl, organ Augsburg Fortress Music CD (with ISBN: 9780800679118)On This DayBirths1779 - Baltimore lawyer Francis Scott Key, who in 1814 wrote the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner," setting his text to the tune of a popular British drinking song of the day, "To Anacreon in Heaven," written by John Stafford Smith; The text and the tune became the official national anthem by and Act of Congress in 1931;1858 - Austrian composer Hans Rott, in Vienna;1913 - American composer Jerome Moross, in Brooklyn;1930 - British pop song and musical composer Lionel Bart, of "Oliver!" fame, in London;Deaths1973 - Gian-Francesco Maliperio, Italian composer and first editor of collected works of Monteverdi and Vivaldi, age 91, in Treviso;Premieres1740 - Thomas Arne: masque, “Alfred” (containing “Rule, Brittania”), in Clivedon (Gregorian date: August 12);1921 - Hindemith: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 16, by the Amar Quartet (which included the composer on viola) in Donaueschingen, Germany;1968 - Webern: "Rondo" for string quartet, written in 1906, at the Congregation of the Arts at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire;1993 - Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, at the Bravo! Music Festival in Vail, Colo., by soloist David Jolley with the Rochester Philharmonic, Lawrence Leighton Smith conducting;Others1892 - John Philip Sousa , age 37, quits the U.S. Marine Corps Band to form his own 100-piece marching band;1893 - In Spillville Iowa, Antonin Dvorák finishes his String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 ("The American") during his summer vacation at the Czech settlement. Links and Resources On Linda Tutas Haugen
Music from Salem's Spring Concert will take place this Saturday, April 22 at 4 p.m. at Hubbard Hall in Cambridge, New York. The program will include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's String Quintet in G Minor, Caroline Shaw's Schisma for string quartet, and Felix Mendelssohn's String Quintet in B flat Major.We welcome Music from Salem Artistic Director Lila Brown and the members of The Julius Quartet - Helen Lee, John Bachelor, David Do, and Sebastian Kozub.
Cellist and composer Peter Gregson joins Jess from LA. They share some of their favourite tracks and new discoveries, including Steve Reich's Different Trains, a special recording of Schubert's String Quintet, Bach's Mass in B minor, and songs by Eva Cassidy and Bon Iver.
Synopsis Composers and publishers don't always see eye to eye. Simrock, the German publisher of Dvorak's music, irritated the patriotic Czech composer by issuing his scores with his first name printed in its Germanic form “Anton” rather than its Czech form “Antonin.” They finally came up with a compromise: Simrock abbreviated Dvorak's first name, printing it as “A-N-T-period” on the music's title page: Germans could read that as “Anton” and Czechs as “Antonin.” Everyone was happy. Simrock would also have liked Dvorak to stick to writing small-scale chamber works — which sold well— rather than large-scale symphonic works — which didn't. “You counsel me that I should write small works,” writes Dvorak in 1891, “but this is very difficult . . . At the moment my head is full of large ideas and I will have to do as dear Lord wishes.” A few years later, Dvorak would make Simrock very happy by sending them some large- and small-scale works that would sell tremendously well, including his New World Symphony and American Quartet . . . plus this music — an American quintet published by Simrock as Dvorak's Op. 97. Dvorak's Quintet was composed in Spillville, Iowa, in the summer of 1893 and was first heard at Carnegie Hall in New York on today's date in 1894. Music Played in Today's Program Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 Smetana Quartet; Josef Suk, vla Denon 72507
In the late summer or early autumn of 1828, Schubert completed an extraordinary work, his String Quintet in C Major. 6 weeks later, he was dead. Nowadays this piece is considered to be one of the most sublime 50 minutes to an hour that exists in all of music. But when Schubert completed this quintet, he sent a letter to the publisher Heinrich Albert Probst, to ask him to publish it. Schubert wrote: ‘Among other things, I have composed three sonatas for piano solo, which I should like to dedicate to Hummel. I have also set several poems by Heine of Hamburg, which went down extraordinarily well here, and finally have completed a Quintet for 2 violins, 1 viola and 2 violoncellos. I have played the sonatas in several places, to much applause, but the Quintet will only be tried out in the coming days. If any of these compositions are perhaps suitable for you, let me know.' The quintet was ignored by Probst, and we don't know if Schubert ever heard that rehearsal of his quintet. When Schubert died, it was utterly forgotten until 1850, over 20 years after Schubert had put these notes down on paper. The well known at the time Hellmesberger quartet discovered the quintet, began performing it, and finally, in 1853, the piece was published for the very first time. Slowly, as so many great works of art do, it caught on, until today it is one of the most beloved works in the entire Western Classical music universe. But it's not an easy piece to talk, or to write, about. Long associated with Schubert's impending death, though we have no evidence that he knew he was dying when he wrote the piece, it is often seen as a work full of shadows and shades, despite its C Major key and often ebullient character. Writers, thinkers, and podcasters I should add, have often found it difficult to put their finger on the fundamental character of this remarkable piece, which I actually find to be an asset, not a problem to be solved. Schubert's music is so beautiful because it speaks to everyone in a different way. Unlike Beethoven, who grabbed you and shook you and told you to listen to what he had to say, Schubert invites us in, has us sit down for while, and lets us take part in his remarkably complex emotional world. Today we'll explore why Schubert wrote a string quintet at all, how he uses that extra cello in such beautiful ways, Schubert's sense of melody, his expansive scope, and so much more. Join us!
The Kotuku Quintet return to the stage to conclude our Spring series with a programme of two Mozart quintets featuring different instrument combinations. The first work is the Largo-Allegro moderato movement of the Quintet in E-flat, K.452. This quintet was originally scored for piano and woodwind—oboe, clarinet , horn and bassoon but here we have an arrangement for piano and string quartet. Next we have Mozart's String Quintet no. 4 K. 516 with Louise Webster playing the second viola part. This quintet featuring 2 violas, was completed in May 1787 during the final illness of Mozart's father. The key of G minor has strong associations for Mozart with feelings of anguish and anxiety, as seen in the Symphony no. 40 and the Piano quartet K478. The addition of a second viola adds to the darker colour. The work is made up of 4 movements: I. Allegro II. Menuetto: Allegro III. Adagio ma non troppo IV. Adagio—Allegro The final movement unexpectedly launches into an ebullient Allegro in G major in stark contrast with what has come before. It has been described as ‘like turning on the lights and laughing after a perfectly convincing ghost story'. The Kotuku Quintet are: Simon Ansell (violin), John Seager (violin), Judith Gust (viola), Sally-Anne Brown (cello), Louise Webster (piano, viola)
Humanities West presents a performance, and an elucidation, of Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K. 516, composed in Vienna in 1787. It is widely considered to be among Mozart's greatest and most tragic works. But the Quintet is not only “tragic”; it is a “tragedy” in the mode of the ancient Greeks: the enactment of the story of a hero who meets a catastrophic fate. Mozart scholar Steve Machtinger will demonstrate how Mozart imbued the work with musical symbols that convey its tragic narrative. The program will include a live performance by the Hatzfeld Quintet of all four movements of Mozart's String Quintet in G minor. MLF ORGANIZER George Hammond SPEAKERS Steve Machtinger Attorney; Violist; Independent Mozart Scholar Musical performance by the Hatzfeld Quintet: Monika Gruber and Emanuela Nikiforova, Violins; Steve Machtinger and Jennifer Sills, Violas; and Louella Hasbun, Cello George Hammond Author, Conversations With Socrates In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded Live on September 23rd, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
durée : 00:16:28 - Le Disque classique du jour du mardi 11 octobre 2022 - Célébrant son cinquantième anniversaire cette année, le Quatuor Brodsky a donné plus de 3000 concerts sur les principales scènes de concert du monde et a sorti plus de soixante-dix enregistrements.
Synopsis On this date in 1828, Franz Schubert attended a party at the Vienna home of one of his admirers and played some of his new piano sonata in B-flat, which he had completed only the previous day. That same month, Schubert composed one of his greatest works, the String Quintet in C Major. Tragically, in less than two months, Schubert would be dead, an apparent victim of tertiary syphilis, the most dreaded sexually-transmitted disease of Schubert's day. In our time, antibiotics can treat this once fatal disease, but in the early 1980s, its place was taken by the AIDS epidemic, which, before effective treatments were discovered, shortened the lives of many contemporary artists. One of these was the American composer Kevin Oldham, born in 1960 in Kansas City. His piano concerto was premiered to critical acclaim and a standing ovation by the Kansas City Symphony conducted by Bill McLaughlin in 1993. At that time, Oldham was seriously ill in a New York hospital and weighed only 135 pounds. Nevertheless he checked himself out, flew to his home town to solo in his concerto, then returned to the hospital the following day. He died six weeks later at age 32. When Schubert died, he was only 31. Music Played in Today's Program Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Sonata in Bb, D. 960 –Alfred Brendel, piano (Philips 456 573) Kevin Oldham (1960-1993): Concerto for Piano, Op. 14 –Ian Hobson, piano; Kansas City Symphony; Bill McGlaughlin, cond. (BMG/Catalyst 61979)
Despite his best intentions and promises, Pinocchio gives ear to the rascal Candlewick who convinces him to forget his promise to the Fairy and to run away together. It's not long before the Fairy's disappointment is the least of their worries. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Intermission: Johannes Brahms, String Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.51, No.1 - III. Allegretto molto moderato Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Schubert String Quintet, D. 956The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works.
Synopsis Most classical music lovers know and love Dvorak's “New World” Symphony, Opus 95, and his “American” String Quartet, Opus 96, but fewer know the work he wrote next: his String QUINTET, Opus 97. We think that's a shame, since all three rank among the finest things the Czech composer ever wrote. Dvorak's Quintet is also nicknamed the “American” – and for good reason: It was completed in 1893 on today's date in Spillville, Iowa, during the composer's summer vacation in that small, rural community of Czech immigrants, where he and family could escape the noise and bustle of New York City and his duties there at the National Conservatory. Dvorak had been brought to America to teach Americans how to write American music, but, like any good teacher, Dvorak was as eager to LEARN as to teach. In New York, Henry T. Burleigh, a talented African-American Conservatory student taught Dvorak spirituals, and in Spillville, Dvorak eagerly attended performances of Native American music and dance by a group of touring Iroquois Indians. Traces of those influences can be heard in Dvorak's “American” works. In his Quintet, for example, unison melodic lines and striking rhythms seem to echo the Iroquois chants and drums Dvorak heard during his summer vacation in Spillville. Music Played in Today's Program Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) – II. Allegro vivo, fr String Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 (Vlach Quartet Prague with Ladislav Kyselak, viola) Naxos 8.553376 On This Day Births 1779 - Baltimore lawyer Francis Scott Key, who in 1814 wrote the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner," setting his text to the tune of a popular British drinking song of the day, "To Anacreon in Heaven," written by John Stafford Smith; The text and the tune became the official national anthem by and Act of Congress in 1931; 1858 - Austrian composer Hans Rott, in Vienna; 1913 - American composer Jerome Moross, in Brooklyn; 1930 - British pop song and musical composer Lionel Bart, of "Oliver!" fame, in London; Deaths 1973 - Gian-Francesco Maliperio, Italian composer and first editor of collected works of Monteverdi and Vivaldi, age 91, in Treviso; Premieres 1740 - Thomas Arne: masque, “Alfred” (containing “Rule, Brittania”), in Clivedon (Gregorian date: August 12); 1921 - Hindemith: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 16, by the Amar Quartet (which included the composer on viola) in Donaueschingen, Germany; 1968 - Webern: "Rondo" for string quartet, written in 1906, at the Congregation of the Arts at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire; 1993 - Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, at the Bravo! Music Festival in Vail, Colo., by soloist David Jolley with the Rochester Philharmonic, Lawrence Leighton Smith conducting; Others 1892 - John Philip Sousa , age 37, quits the U.S. Marine Corps Band to form his own 100-piece marching band; 1893 - In Spillville Iowa, Antonin Dvorák finishes his String Quintet in Eb, Op. 97 ("The American") during his summer vacation at the Czech settlement. Links and Resources On Dvorak
Pinocchio makes a noble effort to live his promise to the Fairy, but false friends lure him away with a promise of a sight of the great Dogfish. A few narrow escapes save him from becoming a tasty catch himself. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice Intermission: The Lewandowski String Sextet, Op. 5 - I. Allegro assai (1904) Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0) via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials.
In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Thomas Lupo: Fantasia” by Fretwork,“Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 & String Quintet in G major Op.111” by The Pavel Haas Quartet, Boris Giltburg & Pavel Nikl, “Ravel Influence(s)” by Trio Sr9, “Precarious Towers” by Johannes Wallman, “First Move” by Aaron Seeber, and “Life” by Marco Pacassoni. The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Best 60 Jazz Podcasts Episode 70 Deezer Playlist “Thomas Lupo: Fantasia” (Signum) Fretwork https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ld6KhVOGRdto6GPGRdAhx https://music.apple.com/us/album/lupo-fantasia/1619004060 “Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 & String Quintet in G major Op.111” (Supraphon) Pavel Haas Quartet, Boris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola) https://open.spotify.com/artist/2x7X3t5RZDXMpcxHabxPiN/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:6f243RBtSdCpCYqKEtlGLV https://music.apple.com/us/album/brahms-quintets-opp-34-111/1620544303 “Ravel Influence(s)” (Evidence Classics) Trio Sr9 https://open.spotify.com/album/78JyglYfgWwxPVh8Kcxg1k https://music.apple.com/us/album/ravel-influence-s/1611940461 “Precarious Towers” (Shifting Paradigm Records) Johannes Wallman https://open.spotify.com/album/3Bp4pMlXLvl0FiI0PwX5Lu https://music.apple.com/us/album/precarious-towers-feat-sharel-cassity-feat-sharel-cassity/1616782507 “First Move” (Cellar Live) Aaron Seeber https://open.spotify.com/album/3lkC2oo91lTaWVeJqkqhcD https://music.apple.com/us/album/first-move/1606244445 “Life” (Giotto Music) Marco Pacassoni https://open.spotify.com/album/2DdgfyOBVpqX4OJYUOuS6g https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-feat-john-patitucci-antonio-sanchez/1619906308
Since their inception over a decade ago, the string quintet Sybarite5 has built a global audience, from Lincoln Center to The Cutting Room and the Museum of Sex; from the Apple Store to the Library of Congress, and a music salon-like residency at NYC's the cell, along with multiple international and national tours, residencies, and festivals. The five players (Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass) have made it their quest to champion new music by American composers along with other tunes that excite them: arrangements of Radiohead, Taraf de Haidouks, Led Zeppelin, and Astor Piazzolla. Their 2018 record, OUTLIERS, is a collection of new works composed just for them. The quintet plays some of these tunes in-studio. (Archives, 2018.) Set List: Black Bend by Dan Visconti Yann's Light by Shawn Conley Getting Home (I must be...) by Jessica Meyer
Schubert String QuintetThe String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works.
Pinocchio foils the pole cats' shameful scheme and earns his freedom, only to discover that the Fairy is dead. A search for his papa on the high seas leads him to his mama instead. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Intermission: Johannes Brahms, String Quartet No.1 in C minor Op.51, No.1 - III. Allegretto molto moderato Pinocchio's Lament: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, Op. 46 - II. Aase's Death Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Episode 23 - April 25, 2022Jeff Counts discusses the music performed on Songs of Migration, NOVA's May 1 concertMusic discussed includes:Viktor Kosenko: Three Pieces, op. 9Arlene Sierra: Butterflies Remember a MountainKareem Roustom: TesseraeAntonín Dvořák: String Quintet, op. 97Songs of Migration will be presented on May 1, 2022 at 3pm in Salt Lake City's Libby Gardner Concert Hall. For more information, visit https://www.novaslc.org.Jeff Counts | hostproduced by Chris Myers (argylearts.com)Copyright © 2022 NOVA Chamber Music Series. All rights reserved.
Unable to let go of the chance to a shortcut to his fortune, Pinocchio again falls into the hands of the Fox and the Cat , and is trapped like a polecat. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. Intermission: Antonin Dvorak, String Quintet No. 3, Op. 97 - III. Larghetto
A mysterious Child rescues the puppet from a terrible fate. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Licensed under CC BY 2.0. Intermission: Arvo Pärt: Vater unser (arr. J. van Rijen for trombone and string ensemble)
INNOCENCE AND ILLICIT PASSIONApril 6, 2022 • 7:30 pmSarasota Opera HouseSingle concert ticket $50 | Purchase here or by calling the Sarasota Opera box office at 941-328-1300.Pre-concert talk with Robert Sherman at 6:45 pmThe 15-year-old Mozart celebrated the completion of his second set of string quartets by composing his sunny first viola quintet. One hundred years later, Franck created his piano quintet, secretly dedicated to his young lover. Is passion audible?~ Wolfgang Mozart, String Quintet in Bb Major, K.174~ Bernhard Romberg, Sonata in E Minor for Violoncello, Viola, and Bass, Op. 38 no. 1~ César Franck, Piano Quintet in F MinorJennifer Frautschi, violin; Benny Kim, violin; Daniel Avshalomov, viola; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Christine J. Lee, cello; Dee Moses, double bass; Wu Han, pianoStudents from Booker High School will share their music in the Sarasota Opera House courtyard from 7:00-7:25 pm.
Pinocchio finds some new company--some more genial than others. Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Franz Schubert's last chamber piece, the String Quintet in C major (D. 956), is one of the most sublime pieces in the repertoire. It is scored for a standard string quartet plus an extra cello. The work remained unpublished at the time of Schubert's death in November 1828 and after it was belatedly premiered and published in the 1850s, it gradually gained recognition as a masterpiece. Knowing that Schubert died so soon after composing the work, makes many people hear a valedictory quality in the music.
Pinocchio and Gepetto reunite, and find the puppet some new feet (along with something to eat). Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 - III. Andante semplice. Intermission: P.I. Tchaikovsky, String Sextet in D Minor ''Souvenir de Florence'', Op. 70 - III. Allegro Moderato, by the U.S. Army Strings. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
This is the first episode of Season Two of the Christ the King Story Hour. Join us for the wild path from puppetry to boyhood in this classic tale! Theme music: Aleksandr Winkler, String Quintet, Op. 11 (for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello) - III. Andante semplice. Licensed under Creative Commons via Musopen (www.musopen.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials.
The String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - and often referred to as Op. posth. 163- was Franz Schubert's final chamber work. It is a cello quintet, in the sense that it is scored for a standard string quartet lineup plus an additional cello -with the viola being by far the most common choice. The work has been described as a chamber music masterpiece, and since its public performance in 1850 and its publication in 1853, it has gained status as one of Schubert's finest works.
We'll focus on Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 ("Pastoral"), but also take a look at the String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29 ("Storm").
On this episode of Spoleto Backstage, we take in selections from late Classical, early Romantic composer Franz Schubert. Pianist Pedja Muzijevic joins us to talk about the logistics of performing Schubert's Fantasie in F minor for four hands, D. 940 with fellow piano player Inon Barnatan at this year's Chamber Music Series. We also chat with cellist Paul Wiancko about sitting in with the St. Lawrence String Quartet for the composer's String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Mvts. III-IV.
I've had a good run lately, posting a lot of mixes. But due to busy schedules and a bit of laziness, I've run out of fresh mixes ready to upload. Then comes Paul to the rescue! This mix is a breath of fresh air, going in a different direction than any of my recent mixes. Here's what Paul has to say about this excellent set: “This mix features oud, sitar and koto, moving from the Near/Middle East, across South Asia to the Far East. This is not a Folkways sampler, but focuses on the rich tapestries created when Eastern and Western musical styles and instruments are blended together, with both traditions being equal participants, rather than one used merely as “exotic” embellishments for the other. Such cross-cultural musical experiments go back to the mid-20th century's jazz /rock fusion groups (e.g., Oregon); early EM pioneers like Kitaro, Osamu Kitajima, Popul Vuh and David Parsons; and visionary new record labels like ECM. Here, I've highlighted more recent work, and while the options are much more plentiful now, the Low Lights leitmotif of gentle atmospheres has guided my selection. Even so, a couple of mid-tempo gems—essential to this kind of survey—have snuck into the mix." Thanks, Paul, for another great contribution to the Low Light Mixes canon. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 Dhafer Youssef - Shaanti 'Atihi Devo Bhava' Suite (Sounds of Mirrors 2018) 04:10 Rahim AlHaj - Letter 1 Eastern Love Sinan (Letters from Iraq: Oud and String Quintet 2017) 10:41 Sachal Studios Orchestra - Take Five (Interpretations of Jazz Standards & Bossa Nova 2010) 16:20 Prem Joshua - Night Rain (Sky Kisses Earth 2001) 22:45 Anoushka Shankar - Prayer in Passing (Rise 2005) 28:52 Hans Christian - First Light (Nanda Devi 2015) 35:20 Al Gromer Khan - I Got Vilayat Khan's Blessing (Sitar Secrets 2014) 39:14 Hiroshima - Kototsu-Han (Pbon 2005) 44:04 Luna - Tubular Bells (Luna 2013) 48:09 Gates of Morheim - Omagatoki (Omagatoki EP 2020) 53:15 Kitaro - Shining Spirit of Water (Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Vol 2 2005) 57:33 Rabih Abou Khalil - Bukra (Bukra 1989) 65:25 end
Synopsis In 1891, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was earning about $3000 a year teaching at the National Conservatory of Prague. Mrs. Jeannette Thurber, the wealthy founder of a National Conservatory of New York offered Dvorak FIVE TIMES his Prague salary to come to America, where his teaching load would be significantly less. Even so, Dvorak was reluctant to leave his native land, but his wife suggested the family should vote on Mrs. Thurber's offer. Dvorak's son, Otakar recalled the vote “for” America wasn't unanimous but did prevail, so papa signed the contract – then let it sit on his desk until Mom took matters in her own hand – literally – and posted it back to America. Dvorak followed in due course. On today's date in 1893, Dvorak wrapped up his first academic year in America by signing a receipt for his May salary before setting off with the family for a summer vacation in the Czech-speaking settlement of Spillville, Iowa. No doubt he would be astonished to learn that in our time a dealer in celebrity signatures put that receipt up for sale. The salary stub was for $937.50. The asking price for the yellowed slip of paper bearing Dvorak's signature? $2750! Music Played in Today's Program Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) String Quintet in E, Op. 97 Vlach Quartet Naxos 8.553376
Dublin-born artist Sean Scully is known worldwide for his abstract paintings of blocks and stripes of bold colour. You can see his work in the Tate, the Guggenheim, and the National Gallery of Ireland, among many other prestigious collections. He was brought up in what he describes as “abject poverty” and his paintings now fetch more than a million pounds; he and his wife and son fly back and forth between two homes, one south of Munich and one in New York. In conversation with Michael Berkeley, Sean looks back at his post-war childhood. His Irish father was a deserter and the family was on the run, often living with travellers. Once they moved to London, his mother earned a living as a vaudeville singer; she had an act with the transvestite performer next door. Sean worked as a builder’s labourer but discovered art through going to church with his Catholic grandmother. The stained-glass windows made an unforgettable impression. He went to night school, determined to be an artist, but was rejected by eleven art schools. He discusses the toughness needed to become an artist, especially in “brutal” New York. He admits that his restlessness now – constantly moving around the world, and buying up property – is a legacy from his traveller childhood. And he reveals the power music has over him when he’s painting. Music choices include Brahms’ Cello Sonata No 1' Schubert’s String Quintet; Kodály’s Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello; Beethoven’s "Pastoral" Symphony; and Bartok’s First String Quartet. Produced by Elizabeth Burke A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 3
Jack Klaff’s first movie was Star Wars: a two-day booking for which he was paid £250. Star Wars fans still write to ask him for his autograph. But to focus on that one film from 1976 is to miss the rich variety of an acting and directing career that has taken in Shakespeare, James Bond, Chekhov and Midsomer Murders, alongside writing more than a dozen one-man shows for television and the stage. He’s also been involved for thirty years in the public understanding of science, working both in a think-tank in Brussels and as a visiting professor in the US. Brought up in South Africa and the son of a watch-maker, Jack now lives in South London, where he’s set up a home studio so he can do Zoom productions of Beckett. In conversation with Michael Berkeley, he looks back critically at the way he was brought up during Apartheid, and how he was affected when his uncle and aunt were imprisoned as political dissidents by the South African regime. And he talks about what it was like recording Star Wars – a franchise then so unknown that his agent put the booking in the diary as “Stan Wars”. His playlist includes Schubert’s much-loved String Quintet, in a recording he loves from 1956; Yo-Yo Ma playing “Hoedown” with Bobby McFerrin; a late string quartet by Beethoven; Maria Callas in La Traviata; the African song Shosholoza; and Danny Kaye making fun of Russian composers. Produced by Elizabeth Burke A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 3
A live performance of Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C major, D.956 Op. Posth.163http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/music-in-context-in-abstract-schubert Performed by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.The musicians who will perform the piece are: Kate Suthers (violin) Theo Kung (violin) Matthew Maguire (viola) Antonio Novias (cello) Alex Rolton (cello)Due to unforeseen circumstances, Professor Hogwood is unable to deliver the lecture as originally planned.The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/music-in-context-in-abstract-schubertGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.Website: http://www.gresham.ac.ukTwitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollegeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
Kirsty Young's castaway is the broadcaster Dame Joan Bakewell. Born in Stockport in 1933, it was in the 1960s that she first started to shape the cultural agenda, interviewing the likes of Kingsley Amis and Stockhausen for the radical BBC TV show Late Night Line-Up. It was also during the 1960s that she had an affair with Harold Pinter, a relationship which inspired his play Betrayal. Looking back on it now from the age of 76, she says, "We always said we had a damn good time".Now appointed as the Voice of Older People by Gordon Brown, her passion for debate and social change is as strong as ever. She says she has always regarded the world to be improved and is not afraid of being called a wishy-washy liberal. "It's a good thing to do," she says, "you feel you can be part of change."[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Luxury: An abundance of paper and pencils.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the actress Penelope Wilton. Her first love is the theatre and she's been highly acclaimed for her stage work in plays by Ibsen, Shaw, Shakespeare, Beckett - she relishes and shines in the difficult roles. Yet as one of our leading classical actresses she has no qualms about turning her talents to TV and film - Calendar Girls, Shaun of the Dead and Dr Who are among her more recent on screen appearances. In-spite of being one of our best regarded actresses she is intensely private, intent upon disappearing into the lives of her characters. Penelope says that thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people, you have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out. People should see the character on the stage, not the actor. Penelope grew up the middle of three girls and says that her mother was frail and often ill - she says this taught her to be self contained: "I was always worried that I would hurt her by taking a different view so one was sort of being terribly amenable - well of course that's not in one's nature, I'm quite sharp and rather argumentative."Favourite track: The 2nd movement of String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert Book: An anthology of 20th Century European poetry Luxury: An open-air cinema with a selection of films
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller. She has recently stepped down as Britain's top spy-master - or more correctly, the Director-General of MI5. She took the helm in the months after the attacks of 11th September 2001 in America and steered the service through a time when the nature of the terrorist threat facing Britain changed enormously and new measures were introduced to counteract it.She concedes that MI5 has to rely, in large part, on information that is 'patchy and incomplete' and that ultimately the service will always be judged 'by what we do not know and did not prevent'. In her first ever interview, Dame Eliza talks gives her recollections about the day when Britain was targeted by suicide bombers, describes what lay behind her own departure from the service and reveals how her mother's role during World War II fuelled her own interest in public service.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: The opening of String Quintet in C by Franz Schubert Book: The Rattlebag: An Anthology of Poetry by Ted Hughes Luxury: Large supply of pencils and pens.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the physician, philosopher, novelist and poet Professor Raymond Tallis. His specialism is the care of elderly patients - it's an area that he combines with his philosophical interest in considering what it is that makes humans unique - all part, as he says, of 'unpacking the miracle of everyday life'.He was one of five children brought up in modest circumstances in Liverpool. A bright child, he studied at Oxford and then St Thomas' Hospital although he acknowledges that his father was always disappointed that he had become a doctor - thinking it rather a shabby profession compared to his own preference for mathematics. Throughout much of his working life he rose before dawn in order to squeeze in time for his writing before he started his clinical work and in 2000 he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of his contribution to medical research.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: The first movement of String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert Book: Being and Time by Martin Heidegger Luxury: A video of a day in the life of his family.
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the musician Lady Natasha Spender. She was born at the end of the First World War and has spent her life immersed in the arts. Gifted with perfect pitch, she studied under Clifford Curzon and enjoyed a highly successful career as a concert pianist. In the months after the end of the Second World War she gave a concert at Belsen to inmates who were recovering in its hospital wing and, a couple of years later, she was chosen to be the soloist in the world's first ever televised concert for the BBC. She was also one half of a cultural 'it' couple - for more than 50 years she was married to the poet Sir Stephen Spender. They had met at a literary lunch he was hosting and became friends after Natasha stayed behind to help him with the washing up. They were friends with many of the greats of the past century, including T S Eliot, Stravinsky and Leonard Bernstein. She is now the executor to Sir Stephen's very considerable estate and is writing her own memoirs. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: 1st movement of String Quintet in G Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Book: Desert Islands: An Anthology by Walter de la Mare Luxury: Her grand piano.