Programs by David Finckel and Wu Han · Programs by David Finckel and Wu Han Music@Menlo and The...

ProgramsbyDavidFinckelandWuHanMusic@MenloandTheChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenter“Weareproudtosharetheprogrammingofthesefestivals.Theyhavebeenlaborsoflovethroughwhichwelearnedmuchofwhatweknowandunderstandofmusictoday.Ourgoalhasalwaysbeentoengageaudiencesmoredeeplyinmusicthroughpresentingthevast(andoftenintimidating)repertoireofchambermusicinwaysthatwerebothintriguingyetcomprehensible,fromwhichouraudiencescouldgraduallylearnaboutmusicandfeelmoreempoweredtoparticipatewithconfidenceintheartform.

Wedonotowntheseprogrammingideasandarehappytoseethemdeveloped,asneeded,bypresentersofchambermusicanywhere.”

DavidandWuHan

Music@MenloSince2003,Music@Menlo,thesummerfestivalthatDavidandWuHancreatedinSiliconValley,hasdevoteditselftothree-weekimmersionsinavarietyofthemes-fromcomposers,toaspectsofmusicalhistory,andcontrastingcultures.Belowarebriefdescriptionsofthefestivalthemeswithlinkstothecompleteprograms.

2003:TheUnfoldingofMusicBeginningwithanall-Baroqueconcert,thefestival’ssubsequentprogramsfocusedontheClassical,Romantic,20thcenturyandconcludedwithaconcertofmusicbyfivelivingcomposers.

ProgramI:TheAgeofGrandeur,1650–1750Couperin:ConcertRoyalNo.4ineminor(1722)Telemann:GulliverSuite(1728)Marais:Letableaudel’OperationdelaTaille(ThePortraitofanAbdominalOperation)(1725)Vivaldi:ConcertoinDMajor,RV95,LaPastorella(1729)J.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertoNo.5inDMajor,BWV1050(1721)J.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertoNo.2inFMajor,BWV1047(1721)ProgramII:TheAgeofReason,1750–1825Haydn:StringQuartetinCMajor,op.1,no.6(Hob.III:6)(ca.1760)Mozart:OboeQuartetinFMajor,K.370(1781)Mozart:TrioinE-flatMajor,K.370,Kegelstatt,forpiano,clarinet,andviola(1786)Beethoven:PianoTrioNo.7inB-FlatMajor,op.97,Archduke(1811)

ProgramIII:EmotionUnbound,1825–1900Shubert:ViolinSonatainaminor,D.385(op.posth.137,no.2)(1817)Mendelssohn:SelectionsfromLiederohneWorte(SongswithoutWords)(1843-45):Op.67,no.1;Op.67,no.2;Op.62,no.6;Op.67,no.4Schumann:PianoQuartetinE-flatMajor,op.47(1842)Dvořák:PianoQuintetinAMajor,op.81(1887)ProgramIV:NewDimensions,1900–1925Debussy:SonataforCelloandPiano(1915)Webern:LangsamerSatz(SlowMovement)(1905)Ives:Scherzo:HoldingYourOwn(fromASetofThreeShortPieces)(1903–1904)Webern:SixBagatelles,op.9(1911–1913)Stravinsky:SuitefromL’HistoireduSoldat(ASoldier’sTale)(1918)Schoenberg:VerklärteNacht(TransfiguredNight),op.4(1899)ProgramV:VoicesofOurTimeCorigliano:FancyonaBachAir(1997)Harbison:November19,1828(1988)Sheng:FourMovementsforPianoTrio(1990)Golijov:YiddishbbukInscriptionsforStringQuartet(1992)Rorem:Aftermath(2002)

2004:MusicalOdysseyMusicalOdysseybeganinItaly,andventuredontoprogramsofmusicfromFrance,Russia,Bohemia,andAustria.

ProgramI:TheMusicofItalyAlbinoni:ConcertoinB-flatMajorforTrumpetandStrings,op.7,no.3(1715)Scarlatti:SelectedWorksforHarpsichord:PrestoinFMajor,K.17(ca.1720?);Allegroinaminor,K.175(ca.1740?)Platti:SonataforFluteandContinuo,op.3,no.6(1743?)Steffani:TwoAriasfromTassilone(1709):“Tuttatremo”(IShudderAllOver);“Piùnonv’ascondo”(DoNotHideAnyLonger)Puccini:ICrisantemi(Chrysanthemums)(1889)Verdi:TwoCanzone:“Iltramonto”(TheSunset)(1845);“Stornello”(1869)Corelli:ConcertoGrossoinDMajor,op.6,no.4(1712)Vivaldi:ConcertoinB-flatMajorforViolin,Cello,andStrings,RV547Vivaldi:ConcertoinDMajorforFluteandStrings,RV90,IlGardellinoVivaldi:ConcertoinFMajorforThreeViolinsandStrings,RV551Vivaldi:ConcertoinCMajorforTwoTrumpetsandStrings,RV537ProgramII:Vienna:SchubertiadeSchubert:SelectedPianoWorksforFourHands:Polonaiseindminor,op.75,no.1(1818);LändlerinE-flatMajor,D.814,no.1(1824);LändlerinCMajor,D.814,no.4(1824);MilitaryMarchinDMajor,op.51,no.1(c.1822)Schubert:SelectedLieder:“AndieMusik”(ToMusic)(1816);“DerMusensohn”(TheSonoftheMuses)(1822);“Ständchen(LeiseflehenmeineLieder)”(Serenade)(1828)Schubert:PianoTrioinE-flatMajor,op.100,D.929(1827)

Schubert:SelectedLieder:“Fischerweise”(Fisherman’sSong)(1826);“WanderersNachtlied”(Wanderer’sNightSong)(c.1823);“DerZwerg”(TheGnome)(1822?);“AnSilvia”(ToSilvia)(1826);“DieForelle”(TheTrout)(1817?)Schubert:PianoQuintetinAMajor,op.114,D.667,DieForelle(1819)ProgramIII:TheMusicofFranceDebussy:PetitePièceandPremièreRhapsodie(1910)Ravel:Chansonsmadécasses(1926)Dutilleux:SonatineforFluteandPiano(1943)Poulenc:SelectedSongs:“VoyageàParis”(VoyagetoParis)(1940);“Hôtel”(Hotel)(1940);“Montparnasse”(1941–45);“LesCheminsdel’amour”(ThePathsofLove)(1940);“HydePark”(1945)Poulenc:TrioforOboe,Bassoon,andPiano(1926)Fauré:SelectedSongs:“Automne”(Autumn)(1878);“LeSecret”(TheSecret)(1880–81);“EnSourdine”(Muted)(1891)Fauré:PianoQuartetno.1incminor,op.15(1883)ProgramIV:TheMusicofEasternEuropeSmetana:PianoTrioingminorop.15(1855)Szymanowski:SelectionsfromPiesnimuezinaszalonego(SongsoftheInfatuatedMuezzin)op.42(1918)Bartók:Contrasts(1938)Dvořák:SelectionsfromZigeunermelodien(GypsySongs),op.55(1880)Dvořák:PianoQuartetinE-flatMajor,op.87(1889)ProgramV:TheMusicofRussiaArensky:Quartetinaminor,op.35,forViolin,Viola,andTwoCellos(1894)Rachmaninov:SelectedSongs(1916):“Margaritki”(Daisies);“KNey”(ToHer)Shostakovich:SevenRomancesonPoemsofAlexanderBlok,op.127(1967)Tchaikovsky:SelectedSongs(1880):“Jalivpoledanetravushkabyla”(WasINotaLittleBladeofGrass?);“Denlitsarit”(AlwaysforThee)Tchaikovsky:SouvenirdeFlorence,op.70(1890)

2005:Beethoven:CenterofGravityThefestivaltracedthelifeofBeethovenfromhisearliestpublishedworksofthe1790’sthroughhisfinalyear,andincludedtheentirestringquartetcycleaswellasmusicbycomposersofBeethoven’stimeandcomposerswhosemusicbearsstrongtiestoBeethoven’s.

TheEarlyYears:ArrivalinVienna,1790–1800ProgramI:Haydn,Mozart,andBeethovenHaydn:PianoTrioinEMajor,Hob.XV:28(ca.1795)Mozart:QuintetforHornandStringsinE-flatMajor,K.407(1782)Beethoven:SeptetforWindsandStringsinE-flatMajor,op.20(1799–1800)ProgramII:TheEarlyQuartets,op.18Beethoven:StringQuartetinDMajor,op.18,no.3(1798–1800)Beethoven:StringQuartetinGMajor,op.18,no.2(1798–1800)Beethoven:StringQuartetincminor,op.18,no.4(1798–1800)

Beethoven:StringQuartetinB-flatMajor,op.18,no.6(1798–1800)TheHeroicPeriod:CrisisandTriumph,1800–1810ProgramIII:Beethoven,Weber,andMendelssohnBeethoven:PianoTrioinDMajor,op.70,no.1,“Ghost”(1808)Weber:“GrossesQuintett”(“GrandQuintet”)forClarinetandStringsinB-flatMajor,op.34(1815)Mendelssohn:QuintetforStringsinB-flatMajor,op.87(1845)ProgramIV:The“Razumovsky”Quartets,op.59Beethoven:StringQuartetinFMajor,op.59,no.1,“Razumovsky”(1806)Beethoven:StringQuartetineminor,op.59,no.2,“Razumovsky”(1806)Beethoven:StringQuartetinCMajor,op.59,no.3,“Razumovsky”(1806)ProgramV:Beethoven,Schumann,andBrahmsBeethoven:PianoTrioinE-flatMajor,op.70,no.2(1808)Schumann:“Dichterliebe”(“APoet’sLove”)(1840)Brahms:PianoQuintetinfminor,op.34(1864)IntoEternity:MusicTransfigured,1810–1827ProgramVI:TheLateQuartets(I),opp.127and131Beethoven:StringQuartetinE-flatMajor,op.127(1822,1824–1825)Beethoven:StringQuartetinc-sharpminor,op.131(1825–1826)ProgramVII:BeethovenandSchubertBeethoven:PianoSonatano.32incminor,op.111(1822)Beethoven:StringQuartetinFMajor,op.135(1826)Schubert:QuintetforStringsinCMajor,D.956(op.post.163)(1828)ProgramVIII:TheLateQuartets(II),opp.130and132Beethoven:StringQuartetinaminor,op.132(1824?–1825)Beethoven:StringQuartetinB-flatMajor,op.130(1825–1826)

2006:ReturningtoMozartInspiredbythecommonwishthatMozart’smusicisthelastmusictheyhearonearth,thefestival’sprogramsfinishedwithagreatworkofMozart,andwereprecededbymusicofmanyeraswhichspokemoreofthestarkrealitiesoflife.

ProgramI:MozartandShostakovichShostakovich:SonataforCelloandPianoindminor,op.40(1934)Shostakovich:PianoTriono.2ineminor,op.67(1944)Mozart:SonataforPiano,FourHands,inCMajor,K.521(1787)Mozart:ChurchSonatainFMajor,K.244(1776)Mozart:ChurchSonatainE-flatMajor,K.67(1771–1772)Mozart:ChurchSonatainCMajor,K.336(1780)(Cadenza:DavidFrancisUrrows)Mozart:PianoQuartetingminor,K.478(1785)ProgramII:MozartandthePiano

Schubert:FantasyforPiano,FourHands,infminor,D.940(1828)Dvořák:PianoTrioineminor,op.90,“Dumky”(1891)Mozart:AdagioforPianoinbminor,K.540(1788)Mozart:GigueforPianoinGMajor,K.574(1789)Mozart:FantasyforPianoindminor,K.397(1782)Mozart:PianoConcertoinE-flatMajor,K.449(1784)ProgramIII:MozartandtheStringQuartetJ.S.Bach/Mozart:FiveFuguesfromDaswohltemperirteClavierforStringQuartet,K.405(arr.byMozartin1782)Mozart:AdagioandFugueforStringQuartetincminor,K.546(1788)Mozart:StringQuartetinE-flatMajor,K.428(1783)Mozart:StringQuintetinCMajor,K.515(1787)ProgramIV:MozartandtheWindsJanáček:Mládí(Youth)(1924)Brahms:PianoQuartetno.3incminor,op.60(1875)Mozart:FluteQuartetinDMajor,K.285(1777)Mozart:SerenadeforWindsincminor,K.388(1782)ProgramV:MozartandtheTwentiethCenturyBritten:ThirdSuiteforCello,op.87(1971)Stravinsky:LeSacreduPrintemps(TheRiteofSpring)forPiano,FourHands(1913)Mozart:QuintetforPianoandWindsinE-flatMajor,K.452(1784)ProgramVI:MozartandtheEndofTimeJ.S.Bach:FantasyandFugueinaminor,BWV904(1725)Messiaen:QuatourpourlaFinduTemps(QuartetfortheEndofTime)(1941)Mozart:ClarinetQuintetinAMajor,K.581(1789)

2007:BridgingtheAgesBridgingtheAgesbroughttogethermusicofdifferenteras(andlands)thatsharedessentialqualities.

ProgramI:HomageSchnittke:Moz-ArtforTwoViolins,afterMozartK.416d(1976)Ravel:LetombeaudeCouperin(1917)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetno.2inaminor,op.13(1827)Tchaikovsky:PianoTrioinaminor,op.50(1882)ProgramII:SoundsofNatureBiber:Sonataviolinosolorepresentativa(ca.1669)Barber:SummerMusic,op.31(1955)Debussy:Préludeàl'après-midid'unfaune(PreludetotheAfternoonofaFaun)(1891–1894)Crumb:Voxbalaenae(VoiceoftheWhale)(1971)Saint-Saëns:Lecarnavaldesanimaux(CarnivaloftheAnimals)(1886)ProgramIII:InstrumentalInspirations

Handel:Concertono.15indminor,HWV304(ca.1746)Bottesini:Granduoconcertante(1880)Boccherini:GuitarQuintetno.4inDMajor,G.448(1798)J.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertno.6inB-flatMajor,BWV1051(1720)Korngold:SuiteforTwoViolins,Cello,andPiano(LeftHand),op.23(1930)ProgramIV:DeathandTransfigurationRachmaninov:Trioélégiaqueno.1ingminor(1892)Adolphe:StringQuartetno.4,WhispersofMortality(1992)J.S.Bach:Ichhabegenug,BWV82(ca.1727)Schubert:StringQuartetindminor,D.810,DerTodunddasMädchen(“DeathandtheMaiden”)(1824)ProgramV:BorrowedCulturesBeethoven:SelectionsfromScottishsongs,op.108:I.Music,Love,andWine(1817);XI.Oh!thouartthelad(1815);XXV.SallyinourAlley(1817);XXIV.Againmylyre(1815);III.Oh!sweetwerethehours(1817)Copland:Vitebsk:StudiesonaJewishTheme(1928)Neikrug:PuebloChildren’sSongs(1995)Ravel:ViolinSonata(1923–1927)Brahms:PianoQuartetno.1ingminor,op.25(1861)

2008:UnfoldingofMusicIIArepriseofthefestival’sfirstprogramconceptbutwithdifferentmusic.The“Unfolding”modelcanbemountedeffectivelyinalmostinfiniteways.

ProgramI:TowardsBachRossi:Sonatano.4sopral’ariadeiRuggiero(1623)Legrenzi:Sonata“LaFoscari”adue,op.2(1655)Purcell:FantasiauponOneNote(1680)Handel:MeineSeelehörtimSehen,HWV207(1724–1727)J.S.Bach:Weichetnur,betrübteSchatten,“WeddingCantata”,BWV202(before1730)Vivaldi/J.S.Bach:Concertono.1inDMajor,BWV927(1713–1714),afterVivaldi,op.3,no.9(arrangedbyKennethCooper)J.S.Bach:“Schafekönnensicherweiden”(Sheepmaysafelygraze),fromWasmirbehagt,istnurdiemuntreJagd!,BWV208(1713)J.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertono.4inGMajor,BWV1049(1721)ProgramII:ClassicalBookends:HaydnandSchubertHaydn:PianoTrioineminor,Hob.XV:12(1789)Haydn:StringQuartetinB-flatMajor,op.76,no.4,“Sunrise”(1797)Schubert:OctetinFMajor,D.803(1824)ProgramIII:TheRomanticGenerationDvořák:TerzettoinCMajor,op.74(1887)Wolf:ItalienischeSerenade(1887)Brahms:HornTrioinE-flatMajor,op.40(1865)Schumann:Phantasiestücke,op.73(1849)

Schumann:PianoQuintetinE-flatMajor,op.44(1842)ProgramIV:TheRiseofModernismDebussy:ViolinSonata(1916–1917)Stravinsky:ThreePiecesforStringQuartet(1914)Gruenberg:FourDiversionsforStringQuartet,op.32(1930)Ives:“IntheAlley”(1896),“CharlieRutlage”(1920–1921),“DownEast”(1919),“Serenity”(1919),“TheCircusBand”(ca.1899orca.1920–1921?)Britten:Phantasy,op.2(1932)Prokofiev:OvertureonHebrewThemes,op.34(1919)Shostakovich:TwoPiecesforStringOctet,op.11(1924–1925)ProgramV:MusicNow:VoicesofOurTimeHigdon:ScenesfromthePoet’sDreams(1999)(WestCoastpremiere)Frazelle:PianoTrio(2008)(worldpremiere)G.L.Frank:SelectionsfromSongsofCifarandtheSweetSea(2004–2008)(WestCoastpremiere)Dun:Elegy:SnowinJune(1991)(SanFranciscoBayAreapremiere)

2009:BeingMendelssohnThisfestival’stitleexpressesDavidandWuHan’sconvictionthatMendelssohnisperhapsoneofthemostworthyrolemodelsinhistory.ThefestivaltracedMendelssohn’sartisticdevelopment,andincludedmusicinspiredbyMendelssohnfromavarietyofothercomposersaswell.

ProgramI:FromBachJ.S.Bach:SelectionsfromTheArtofFugue,BWV1080(1748–1749)J.S.Bach:Ricercarà6fromMusicalOffering,BWV1079(1747)Mozart:AdagioandFugueforStringQuartetincminor,K.546(1788)Mendelssohn:Sinfoniesatzno.13incminor(1823)Mendelssohn:SextetinDMajor,op.110(1824)ProgramII:GeniusProclaimedBeethoven:StringQuartetinB-flatMajor,op.18,no.6(1798–1800)Mendelssohn:StringQuintetno.1inAMajor,op.18(1826)Mendelssohn:OctetforStringsinE-flatMajor,op.20(1825)ProgramIII:MidsummerNightDreamsLigeti:SixBagatellesforWindQuintet(1953)Schumann:PianoTrioindminor,op.63(1847)Mendelssohn:AMidsummerNight’sDream,op.61,arr.forpiano,fourhands(1843)Spohr:NonetinFMajor,op.31(1813)ProgramIV:MendelssohnPerspectivesBeethoven:ViolinSonatainAMajor,op.47,(Kreutzer)(1802–1803)Jalbert:PianoTrio(1998)Mendelssohn:SelectedLiederohneWorte:LiedohneWorteingminor,op.19,no.6,VenezianischesGondellied(VenetianBoatSong)(1830);LiedohneWorteinaminor,op.85,no.2(1834);LiedohneWorteinCMajor,op.67,no.4,Spinnerlied(SpinningSong)(1845)

Brahms:PianoQuartetno.2inAMajor,op.26(1861)ProgramV:PromiseFulfilledSchubert:ViolinSonatainAMajor,op.162,D.574(1817)Mendelssohn:PianoTrioindminor,op.49(1839)Mendelssohn:PianoTrioincminor,op.66(1845)TheMendelssohnStringQuartets:TheEarlyQuartetsMendelssohn:StringQuartetinE-flatMajor(1823)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetno.1inE-flatMajor,op.12(1829)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetno.2inaminor,op.13(1827)TheMendelssohnStringQuartets:TheOpus44QuartetsMendelssohn:StringQuartetinDMajor,op.44,no.1(1838)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetineminor,op.44,no.2(1837)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetinE-flatMajor,op.44,no.3(1838)TheMendelssohnStringQuartets:TheFinalQuartets,opp.80and81Mendelssohn:FugueinE-flatMajor,op.81,no.4(1827)Mendelssohn:Capriccioineminor,op.81,no.3(1843)Mendelssohn:AndanteinEMajor,op.81,no.1(1847)Mendelssohn:Scherzoinaminor,op.81,no.2(1847)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetinfminor,op.80(1847)

2010:MapsandLegendsMusic@Menlo’s8thseasonwasanexpansivejourneythroughsomeofWesternmusic’smostfascinatingtimesandplaces,celebratingthevariedenvironmentsanderasthatfosteredthecreationofourgreatestmusic.

ProgramI:TheSeasonsVivaldi:TheFourSeasons(1723):ConcertoinEMajor,op.8,no.1,RV269,“Laprimavera”(Spring);Concertoingminor,op.8,no.2,RV315,“L’estate”(Summer);ConcertoinFMajor,op.8,no.3,RV293,“L’autunno”(Autumn);Concertoinfminor,op.8,no.4,RV297,“L’inverno”(Winter)Crumb:MusicforaSummerEvening(MakrokosmosIII)(1974)ProgramII:TheEnglishVoiceBritten:ACharmofLullabies,op.41(1947)Walton:PianoQuartet(1918–1921,revised1955,1974–1975)Elgar:PianoQuintetinaminor,op.84(1918–1919)ProgramIII:ViennaHaydn:KeyboardConcertinoinCMajor,Hob.XIV:11(1760)Beethoven:StringQuartetinfminor,op.95,Serioso(1910–1811)Schoenberg:ChamberSymphonyno.1,op.9(1922;arr.Webern,1922–1923)Brahms:Sextetno.2inGMajor,op36(1864–1865)ProgramIV:Aftermath:1945

Strauss:Metamorphosen(1945)Shostakovich:StringQuartetno.8incminor,op.110(1960)Britten:TheHolySonnetsofJohnDonne,op.35(1945)ProgramV:LaVille-Lumière:Paris,1920–1928Milhaud:Lacréationdumonde,op.81(1923)Copland:MovementforStringQuartet(ca.1923)Antheil:ViolinSonatano.2(1923)Prokofiev:Quintetingminor,op.39(1924)Fauré:Barcarolleno.13inCMajor,op.116(1921)Ravel:BerceusesurlenomdeGabrielFauré(1922)Poulenc:SonataforClarinetandBassoon,op.32(1922)Gershwin:AnAmericaninParis(1928)ProgramVI:SpanishInspirationsAlbéniz:Sevilla(1886)DeFalla:Sietecancionespopularesespañolas(1914)Debussy:StringQuartetingminor,op.10(1893)Albéniz:Mallorca(1891)Albéniz:TorreBermeja(1888)Turina:Laoracióndeltorero(1925)Ravel:PianoTrio(1914)ProgramVII:Dvořák’sAmericaDvořák:StringQuartetno.12inFMajor,op.96,American(1893)Burleigh:“Byan’By”(traditional;arr.ca.1916)Burleigh:“DeepRiver”(traditional;arr.ca.1916)Burleigh:WadeindeWater”(traditional;arr.ca.1916)Bolcom:“Amor”(1978)Bolcom:“Blue”(1996)Bolcom:“SongofBlackMax”(1978)Barber:FourSongs,op.13(1940)Dvořák:QuintetforTwoViolins,TwoViolas,andCelloinE-flatMajor,op.97,American(1893)

2011:ThroughBrahmsMusic@Menlo’sfocusonBrahmscasthimasagreatconnectorfromtheclassicaltothemodernage.Aselectionofhismostfamousworksandlesser-knowncompositionsillustratedBrahms’spivotalroleinmusic’shistory.

ProgramI:TheYoungEagleMozart:ViolinSonataineminor,K.304(1778)Schubert:NotturnoinE-flatMajor,D.897(ca.1828)R.Schumann:Märchenerzählungen(FairyTales)forClarinet,Viola,andPiano,op.132(1853)Brahms:Scherzoincminor,F-A-E(1853)Brahms:PianoTrioinBMajor,op.8(1853–1854,rev.1889)ProgramII:BrahmsthePrismaticJ.S.Bach:CelloSuiteno.2indminor,BWV1008(ca.1720)

Rachmaninov:Vocalise,op.34,no.14(1912,rev.1915)Schoenberg:PhantasyforViolinandPiano,op.47(1949)Harbison:PianoQuintet(1981)Brahms:SonataforTwoPianosinfminor,op.34b(1864)ProgramIII:VeiledSymphoniesJ.S.Bach:TrioSonatafromMusicalOffering,BWV1079(1747)C.Schumann:PianoTrioingminor,op.17(1846)Vivaldi:TrioSonatano.12indminor,op.1,RV63,LaFollia(1705)Brahms:StringSextetinB-flatMajor,op.18(1859–1860)ProgramIV:SongsofLoveSchubert:SelectedLieder:“Liebesbotschaft”(1828);“Nachtstück”(1819);“Auflösung”(1824)Brahms:ZweiGesänge,op.91(1884;1863–1864)R.Schumann:SelectedLieder:“Lehn’deineWang’anmeineWang’,”op.142,no.2(1840);“DubistwieeineBlume,”op.25,no.24(1840);“Heissmichnichtreden,”op.98a,no.5(1849)R.Schumann:SpanischeLiebeslieder,op.138(1849)Berg:SiebenfrüheLieder(1905–1908)Brahms:LiebesliederWaltzes,op.52(1868–1869)ProgramV:AllaZingareseHaydn:Rondoall’ongarese(GypsyRondo)fromPianoTrioinGMajor,Hob.XV:25(1795)Schulenberg:Puszta-Märchen(GypsyRomanceandCzardas)(1936)Valdez:SerenadeduTzigane(GypsySerenade)Anonymous:TheCanaryBrahms:SelectedHungarianDances,WoO1,Book1(1868–1869)Dvořák:SelectedSlavonicDances,opp.46(1878)and72(1886)Kreisler:Lagitana(1919)Wieniawski:Mazurka,op.19,no.2(1860)Ravel:Tzigane(1922–1924)Brahms:PianoTrioinCMajor,op.87(1880–1882)ProgramVI:FarewellBrahms:StringQuintetno.2inGMajor,op.111(1890)Brahms:Sonatano.2inE-flatMajorforViolaandPiano,op.120,no.2(1894)Brahms:SelectionsfromKlavierstücke,opp.118and119(1893)Brahms:ClarinetQuintetinbminor,op.115(1891)Brahms:TheQuartetsinContext(StringQuartetProgramI)Brahms:StringQuartetno.1incminor,op.51,no.1(1873)Kirchner:StringQuartetno.4(2006)Brahms:StringQuartetno.2inaminor,op.51,no.2(1873)Brahms:TheQuartetsinContext(StringQuartetProgramII)Beethoven:StringQuartetinc-sharpminor,op.131(1825–1826)Webern:FiveMovementsforStringQuartet,op.5(1909)Brahms:StringQuartetno.3inB-flatMajor,op.67(1875)

2012:ResonanceThisfestivalwasMusic@Menlo’stenth.Tocelebrate,theprogrammingfocusedonthelistener,ontheresonancemusiccreateswithinaudiences,withprogramsdevotedtobasicemotionsandhumanreactionsthatconnectall.

ProgramI:Sustained:FindingStrengthSchubert:FantasyforViolinandPianoinCMajor,op.159,D.934(1827)Mozart:ClarinetQuintetinAMajor,K.581(1789)Beethoven:PianoTrioinE-flatMajor,op.70,no.2(1808)ProgramII:Illuminated:LifeStoriesBeethoven:StringQuartetinFMajor,op.135(1826)Janáček:StringQuartetno.2,IntimateLetters(1928)Smetana:StringQuartetno.1ineminor,FromMyLife(1876)ProgramIII:Transported:SonicJourneysBarber:DoverBeach,op.3(1931)Yi:RomanceofHsiaoandCh’in(1995;rev.1999)Sibelius:StringQuartetindminor,op.56,VocesIntimae(1909)Albéniz:EvocaciónfromIberiaSuite,B.47,BookI(1905–1909)Granados:LosrequiebrosfromGoyescas:Losmajosenamorados,BookI(1909–1911)Debussy:Ibéria,transcribedforpiano,fourhands,byAndréCaplet(1905–1908,1910)Mahler:DashimmlischeLebenfromSymphonyno.4(1899–1900)(TranscribedbyErwinStein)ProgramIV:Enhanced:TalesIntensifiedHerrmann:PsychoSuiteforStrings(1960)Caplet:ConteFantastique(TheMasqueoftheRedDeath)(1922–1923)Respighi:Iltramonto,P.101(1914)Stravinsky:L’histoiredusoldat(TheSoldier’sTale)(1918)ProgramV:Motivated:InvitationtotheDanceJ.S.Bach:Suiteno.2inbminor,BWV1067(ca.1738–1739)Schubert:SixGermanDances,D.820(1824)Debussy:Dansesacréeetdanseprofane(1904)Strauss:Kaiserwalzer,op.437(1889,arr.1925)(arr.ArnoldSchoenberg,1864–1949)Bartók:SevenRomanianFolkDances,Sz.68,BB76(1915)Copland:AppalachianSpring(1944)ProgramVI:Inspired:MusicalMeditationsHaydn:TheSevenLastWordsofOurSaviorontheCross,op.51,Hob.III:50–56(1787)(ArrangementfromtheoriginalorchestralversioncourtesyoftheEmersonStringQuartet)ProgramVII:Impassioned:ListenersonFireSchumann:Märchenbilder(Fairy-TalePictures),op.113(1851)Dvořák:PianoTrioinfminor,op.65(1883)Fauré:PianoQuartetno.2ingminor,op.45(1885–1886)ProgramVIII:Delighted:MusicfortheFunofIt

Schoenfield:TrioforClarinet,Violin,andPiano(1990)Mendelssohn:AllegrobrillantinAMajorforPiano,FourHands,op.92(1841)Moszkowski:SuiteforTwoViolinsandPiano,op.71(1909)Chausson:ConcertoinDMajorforViolin,Piano,andStringQuartet,op.21(1889–1891)

2013:FromBachAfterhavingheardaFestivalinwhichaBachCelloSuitebeganaprogram,DavidandWuHandecidedtobegineachconcertofanentirefestivalwithBach,followedbyeclecticselectionsofmusicwhichsomehowallstemmedfromthegreatmaster’swork.

ProgramI:Piano/PianoJ.S.Bach:ConcertoforTwoPianosinCMajor,BWV1061(1732–1735)Schubert:RondoinAMajorforPiano,FourHands,op.107,D.951(1828)Schumann:AndanteandVariationsforTwoPianos,TwoCellos,andHorn,op.46(1843)Bartók:SonataforTwoPianosandPercussion,BB115(1937)ProgramII:QuartetDimensionsJ.S.Bach/Mozart:FugueinE-flatMajor,BWV876,andFugueindminor,BWV877,fromDaswohltemperierteKlavier;arr.StringQuartetsnos.7and8,K.405Haydn:StringQuartetindminor,op.76,no.2,Quinten(1796)Shostakovich:PianoQuintetingminor,op.57(1940)Beethoven:StringQuartetno.15inaminor,op.132(1824–1825)ProgramIII:StringVariationsJ.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertono.3inGMajor,BWV1048(1721)R.Strauss:StringSextetfromCapriccio,op.85(1940–1941)Shostakovich:StringQuartetno.3inFMajor,op.73(1946)Mozart:DivertimentoinE-flatMajor,K.563(1788)ProgramIV:PreludesandFuguesJ.S.Bach:SelectionsfromTheWell-TemperedClavier(1722)Mozart:AdagioandFugueincminor,K.546(1788)Haydn:StringQuartetinfminor,op.20,no.5(1772)Mendelssohn:Capriccioineminor,op.81,no.3(1843)Shostakovich:PreludeandFugueno.4ineminor,op.87(1951)Debussy:SelectionsfromPréludes,Book1(1909–1910)Gershwin:ThreePreludesforViolinandPiano(transcribedbyHeifetz)(1923–1926)Britten:PreludeandFugueforEighteenStrings,op.29(1943)ProgramV:TrioTransformationsJ.S.Bach:TrioSonatano.4incminor,BWV1017(ca.1720)Mozart:PianoTrioinGMajor,K.496(1786)Brahms:PianoTriono.3incminor,op.101(1886)Schoenfield:CaféMusic(1987)ProgramVI:FrenchConnectionsJ.S.Bach:FrenchSuiteno.5forSoloPiano,BWV816(1722)Saint-Saëns:FantaisieinAMajorforViolinandHarp,op.124(1907)

Debussy:SonataforFlute,Viola,andHarp(1915)Tournier:SuiteforFlute,Violin,Viola,Cello,andHarp,op.34(1928)Franck:PianoQuintet(1879)ProgramVII:DieKunstderFugueJ.S.Bach:DieKunstderFuge(TheArtofFugue),BWV1080(before1742;rev.ca.1745and1748–1749)(arr.SamuelBaron)ProgramVIII:TheSoloVoiceJ.S.Bach:ConcertoforViolinandOboeincminor,BWV1060(ca.1736)Schubert:RondoinAMajorforViolinandStringQuartet,D.438(1816)Mozart:PianoConcertono.12inAMajor,K.414(1782)Mendelssohn:DoubleConcertoindminorforViolin,Piano,andStrings(1823)

2014:AroundDvořákTheever-popularchambermusicofDvořákwascreatedincloseproximitytothealternateculturesofGermany,AustriaandHungary.Inaddition,Dvořákwasascholarwhostudiedtheworkofothersassiduously.ThisfestivaljuxtaposedDvořák’sworkwiththeinfluencesaroundhim,oftenstrongonessuchasJohannesBrahms.

ProgramI:DvořákinContextMozart:SerenadeinDMajorforStringOrchestra,K.239,Serenatanotturna(1776)Dvořák:StringQuartetno.10inE-flatMajor,op.51(1878–1879)Martinů:ThreeMadrigalsforViolinandViola,H.313(1949)Bartók:DivertimentoforStringOrchestra,Sz.113,BB118(1939)ProgramII:VienneseRootsHaydn:PianoTrioinCMajor,Hob.XV:27(1797)Schubert:ImpromptuinA-flatMajor,D.899,no.4(op.90)(1827)Schubert:RondobrillantinbminorforPianoandViolin,D.895(1826)Dvořák:StringQuintetno.2inGMajor,op.77(1875,rev.1888)ProgramIII:LobkowiczLegacyHaydn:StringQuartetinGMajor,op.77,no.1,Hob.III:81(1799)Beethoven:StringQuartetno.10inE-flatMajor,op.74,Harp(1809)Beethoven:AndieferneGeliebte,op.98(1816)Beethoven:StringQuartetno.1inFMajor,op.18,no.1(1800)ProgramIV:Beethoven’sFriendsReicha:QuintetinB-flatMajorforClarinetandStringQuartet,op.89(ca.1820)Beethoven:QuintetinE-flatMajorforPianoandWinds,op.16(1796)Hummel:SeptetindminorforPiano,Flute,Oboe,Horn,Viola,Cello,andBass,op.74(1816)ProgramV:AmericanVisionsGottschalk:TheUnion,op.48(1862)Dvořák:SonatinainGMajorforViolinandPiano,op.100(1893)

Ives:SelectedSongsforBaritoneandPiano:“TheCircusBand”(1894);“InFlandersFields”(1917);“TheThingsOurFathersLoved”(1917);“CharlieRutlage”(1920);“TheIndians”(1921);“TheHousatonicatStockbridge”(1903–1914,rev.1929)Crumb:AmericanSongbookII:AJourneybeyondTime(2002)ProgramVI:TransitionsBrahms:SixPianoPieces,op.118(1893)Webern:TwoPiecesforCelloandPiano(1899)Webern:ThreeLittlePieces,op.11(1914)Janáček:Concertino(1925)Dvořák:StringSextetinAMajor,op.48(1878)ProgramVII:HungaricaLiszt:Grandduoconcertantsurlaromancede“Lemarin”forViolinandPiano,S.128(1835)Bartók:SelectionsfromForty-FourDuosforTwoViolins,Sz.98(1931)Kodály:SerenadeforTwoViolinsandViola,op.12(1920)Ligeti:SonataforSoloCello(1953)Dohnányi:PianoQuintetno.1incminor,op.1(1895)ProgramVIII:BridgingDvořákSmetana:Andantino(Bohemianfantasie)fromZdomoviny(FromtheHomeland),JB1:118(1880)Dohnányi:SerenadeinCMajor,op.10(1902)Schulhoff:StringSextet(1920–1924)Dvořák:PianoQuintetno.2inAMajor,op.81,B.155(1887)

2015:SchubertMusic@Menlo’smostsingle-composer-centricfestival,theprogramsorganizedSchubert’sartisticdevelopmentsequentially.Eachprogramincludedliederrelevanttotheperiodandoftendirectlyrelatedtotheinstrumentalworkspresented.

ProgramI:GeniusIgnited,1811–1819Mozart:StringQuartetindminor,K.421(1783)Schubert:OvertureincminorforStringQuartet,D.8a(1811)Schubert:GretchenamSpinnrade,op.2,D.118(Goethe)(1814)Schubert:Erlkönig,op.1,D.328(Goethe)(1815)Schubert:DieForelle,op.32,D.550(Schubart)(1817)Schubert:QuintetinAMajorforPiano,Violin,Viola,Cello,andBass,op.posth.114,D.667,“DieForelle”(“TheTrout”)(1819)ProgramII:VocalInspirations,1820–1824Schubert:Quartettsatzincminor,D.703(1820)Schubert:Dasssiehiergewesen,op.59,no.2,D.775(Rückert)(1823)Schubert:DubistdieRuh,op.59,no.3,D.776(Rückert)(1823)Schubert:DieGötterGriechenlands,D.677(Schiller)(1819)Schubert:StringQuartetinaminor,op.29,no.1,D.804,“Rosamunde”(1824)Beethoven:SeptetinE-flatMajorforWindsandStrings,op.20(1799)

ProgramIII:Metamorphosis,1822–1824Schubert:Sonatainaminor,D.821,“Arpeggione”(1824)Schubert:Abendstern,D.806(Mayrhofer)(1824)Schubert:DerWanderer(“IchkommevomGebirgeher”),op.4,no.1,D.489(SchmidtvonLübeck)(1816)Schubert:FantasyinCMajor,op.15,D.760,“Wanderer”(1822)Schubert:OctetinFMajorforWindsandStrings,op.posth.166,D.803(1824)ProgramIV:HopefulYears,1825–1826Schubert:DieAllmacht,op.79,no.2,D.852(Pyrker)(1825)Schubert:AnSylvia,op.106,no.4,D.891(Shakespeare,trans.Bauernfeld)(1826)Schubert:Ständchen(“Horch,horch!dieLerch”),D.889(Shakespeare,trans.A.W.vonSchlegel)(1826)Schubert:Trinklied(“Bacchus,feisterFürstdesWeins”),D.888(Shakespeare,trans.F.M.vonGrünbühelandBauernfeld)(1826)Mozart:QuintetincminorforTwoViolins,TwoViolas,andCello,K.406(1782,arr.1787)Schubert:StringQuartetinGMajor,op.posth.161,D.887(1826)ProgramV:TheSettingSun,1827Schubert:Impromptuinfminor,op.posth.142,no.1,D.935(1827)Schubert:ImpromptuinG-flatMajor,op.90,no.3,D.899(1827)Schubert:Seimirgegrüsst,op.20,no.1,D.741(Rückert)(1821–1822)Schubert:FantasyinCMajorforViolinandPiano,op.posth.159,D.934,“Seimirgegrüsst”(1827)I.A.Berg:Sesolensjunker(dateunknown)Schubert:Triono.2inE-flatMajorforPiano,Violin,andCello,op.100,D.929(1827)ProgramVI:SchubertForever,1829–1995Mendelssohn:SelectedLiederohneWorte(SongswithoutWords):Book1,Opus19b,no.1inEMajor:Andanteconmoto(1830);Book4,Opus53,no.3ingminor:Gondellied(1839);Book2,Opus30,no.1inE-flatMajor:Andanteespressivo(1830)Previn:VocaliseforSoprano,Piano,andCello(1995)Brahms:ZweiGesängeforVoice,Viola,andPiano,op.91(1884)Harbison:November19,1828forPiano,Violin,Viola,andCello(1988)Kreisler:RosamundeBalletMusic(arr.ofSchubert’sRosamunde,FürstinvonCypern)(1912)Schubert/Liszt:DieForelle(D.550),S.564(1846)Schumann:QuartetinE-flatMajorforPiano,Violin,Viola,andCello,op.47(1842)ProgramVII:AscenttotheSummit,1828Haydn:StringQuartetindminor,op.103,Hob.III:83(unfinished)(1803)Beethoven:StringQuartetinc-sharpminor,op.131(1825–1826)Schubert:AufdemStromforVoice,Horn,andPiano,op.posth.119,D.943(Rellstab)(1828)Schubert:DerHirtaufdemFelsenforSoprano,Clarinet,andPiano,op.posth.129,D.965(Müller,vonChézy)(1828)Schubert:DerDoppelgängerfromSchwanengesang,D.957/13(Heine)(1828)Schubert:DieTaubenpostfromSchwanengesang,D.965a(Seidl)(1828)Schubert:QuintetinCMajorforTwoViolins,Viola,andTwoCellos,op.posth.163,D.956(1828)

SchubertiadeISchubert:SonatinainDMajorforViolinandPiano,op.posth.137,no.1,D.384(1816)Schubert:LiebMinna,D.222(Stadler)(1815)Schubert:Wiegenlied,op.98,no.2,D.498(authorunknown)(1816)Schubert:TrioinB-flatMajorforViolin,Viola,andCello,D.581(1817)Schubert:Heidenröslein,op.3,no.3,D.257(Goethe)(1815)Schubert:PianoSonatainGMajor,op.78,D.894(1826)SchubertiadeIISchubert:SonatinainaminorforViolinandPiano,op.posth.137,no.2,D.385(1816)Schubert:AufdenTodeinerNachtigall,D.399(Hölty)(1816)Schubert:AbschiedvonderHarfe,D.406(Salis-Seewis)(1816)Schubert:Frühlingslied,D.398(Hölty)(1816)Schubert:DieKnabenzeit,D.400(Hölty)(1816)Schubert:SonatinaingminorforViolinandPiano,op.posth.137,no.3,D.408(1816)Schubert:ImFrühling,D.882(Schulze)(1826)Schubert:PianoSonatainAMajor,D.959(1828)SchubertiadeIIISchubert:DerJünglingundderTod,D.545(vonSpaun)(1817)Schubert:PianoSonataincminor,D.958(1828)Schubert:DerTodunddasMädchen,op.7,no.3,D.531(Claudius)(1817)Schubert:StringQuartetindminor,D.810,“DeathandtheMaiden”(1824)SchubertiadeIVSchubert:TrioinE-flatMajorforPiano,Violin,andCello,op.posth.148,D.897,“Notturno”(1827?)Schubert:Nachtstück,op.36,no.2,D.672(Mayrhofer)(1819)Schubert:LachenundWeinen,op.59,no.4,D.777(Rückert)(1823?)Schubert:SonatainAMajorforViolinandPiano,op.posth.162,D.574,“Duo”(1817)Schubert:Triono.1inB-flatMajorforPiano,Violin,andCello,op.99,D.898(1827?)SchubertiadeVBeethoven:StringQuartetinFMajor,op.135(1826)Schubert:Auflösung,D.807(Mayrhofer)(1824)Schubert:GruppeausdemTartarus,op.24,no.1,D.583(Schiller)(1817)Schubert:FantasyinfminorforPiano,FourHands,op.posth.103,D.940(1828)Schubert:Schwestergruss,D.762(Bruchmann)(1822)Schubert:PianoSonatainB-flatMajor,D.960(1828)

2016:RussianReflectionsThiswasajuxtapositionfestivalthatpairedgreatRussianchamberworkswithoneinsimilarveinsfromothercountriesandcultures,illustratingboththesimilaritiesandessentialdifferencebetweenthemanddeepeningtheaudience’sunderstandingofwhatmakesRussianmusicspecial.

ProgramI:TowardstheFlame

Rachmaninov:Suiteno.2incminorforTwoPianos,op.17(1900–1901)Tchaikovsky:SerenadeinCMajorforStrings,op.48(1880)Scriabin:AndanteinBMajor,op.16,no.1(1894–1895)Scriabin:AndanteinB-flatMajor,op.11,no.21(1896)Scriabin:Verslaflamme(TowardstheFlame),op.72(1914)Stravinsky:Lesacreduprintemps(TheRiteofSpring)forPiano,FourHands(1911–1913)ProgramII:DarkPassionsShostakovich:PianoTriono.1incminor,op.8(1923)Dohnányi:PianoQuintetno.2ine-flatminor,op.26(1914)Mahler:PianoQuartetinaminor(ca.1876–1878)Arensky:PianoTriono.1indminor,op.32(1894)ProgramIII:ElegantEmotionMozart:StringQuintetno.5inDMajor,K.593(1790)Mendelssohn:StringQuartetinDMajor,op.44,no.1(1838)Glinka:VariationsonaThemeofMozartinE-flatMajorforSoloPiano(1822)Tchaikovsky:StringQuartetno.1inDMajor,op.11(1871)ProgramIV:RomanceSchumann:PianoTriono.2inFMajor,op.80(1847)Fauré:RomanceinB-flatMajorforViolinandPiano,op.28(1877)Dvořák:Písněmilostné(LoveSongs),op.83(1888)Rachmaninov:Nepoy,krasavitsa,primne(SingNottoMe,BeautifulMaiden),op.4,no.4(ca.1892–1893)Janáček:Pohádka(FairyTale)forCelloandPiano(1910)Shostakovich:SevenRomancesonPoemsofAleksandrBlokforSoprano,Piano,Violin,andCello,op.127(1967)ProgramV:LamentationsFauré:ÉlégieforCelloandPiano,op.24(1880)Bloch:Nigun(Improvisation)fromBaalShem:ThreePicturesofHassidicLifeforViolinandPiano(1923)Mussorgsky:Pesniiplyaskismerti(SongsandDancesofDeath)forVoiceandPiano(1875,1877)Rachmaninov:TrioélégiaqueindminorforPiano,Violin,andCello,op.9(1893,rev.1907,1917)ProgramVI:MasteryBrahms:StringQuintetno.1inFMajor,op.88(1882)Prokofiev:SonatainDMajorforFluteandPiano,op.94(1943)Taneyev:PianoQuintetingminor,op.30(1910–1911)ProgramVII:SouvenirsBarber:SelectionsfromSouvenirsforPiano,FourHands,op.28(1951–1952)Tchaikovsky:Souvenird’unlieucherforViolinandPiano,op.42(1878)Shostakovich:Ispanskiyepesni(SpanishSongs)forVoiceandPiano,op.100(1956)Tchaikovsky:SouvenirdeFlorenceforStringSextet,op.70(1890;rev.1891–1892)

2017:TheGloriousViolinAuniquefestivalinMusic@Menlo’shistory,theGloriousViolintoldthestoryofchambermusic’shistorythroughthelensoftheviolin–itsperformersandcomposers.Focusingonthedevelopmentofinstrumentaltechnique(andthecapabilitiesoftheviolinitself)thefestivallinkedtheevolutionofchambermusicwiththepossibilitiescreatedforcomposersbythedevelopmentoftheinstrument.

ProgramI:ThePathtoBachFarina:Capricciostravagante(1627)Uccellini:Sonatano.18forTwoViolinsfromSonatas,Correnti,andArias,op.4(1645)G.B.Vitali:PassagalloprimofromVariepartitedelpassemezo,ciaccone,capricii,epassagaliiforTwoViolinsandContinuo,op.7(1682)Locatelli:ConcertoingminorfromL’artedelviolino,op.3,no.6(1733)Tartini:Sonataingminor,Devil’sTrill(ca.1714)Corelli:ConcertoGrossoingminor,op.6,no.8,ChristmasConcerto(1714)Vivaldi:ConcertoinDMajorforTwoViolins,TwoCellos,Strings,andContinuo,RV564(before1742)J.S.Bach:DoubleViolinConcertoindminor,BWV1043(1730–1731)ProgramII:TheClassicalStyleViotti:DuettoforSoloViolin(1821)Haydn:PianoTrioinE-flatMajor,Hob.XV:29(1797)Mozart:ViolinSonatainAMajor,K.526(1787)Kreutzer:Étudeno.22inB-flatMajorfromForty-TwoÉtudesorCapricesforSoloViolin(1796)Beethoven:StringQuintetinCMajor,op.29(1801)ProgramIII:GermanVirtuosityRode:Capriceno.3inGMajorfromVingt-quatrecapricesenformed’étudesforSoloViolin(ca.1815)Beethoven:ViolinSonatano.10inGMajor,op.96(1812)Spohr:DoubleStringQuartetno.1indminor,op.65(1823)David:CapriceincminorfromSixCapricesforSoloViolin,op.9,no.3(1839)Mendelssohn:PianoQuartetno.3inbminor,op.3(1825)ProgramIV:InJoachim’sOrbitMendelssohn:LiedohneWorte(SongwithoutWords)inDMajorforCelloandPiano,op.109(1845)Schumann:AdagioandAllegroinA-flatMajorforHornandPiano,op.70(1849)Schumann:PianoTriono.3ingminor,op.110(1851)Joachim:Romance,op.2,no.1(ca.1850)Brahms:HornTrioinE-flatMajor,op.40(1865)ProgramV:FrenchLuminariesLeclair:SonataineminorforTwoViolins,op.3,no.5(1730)Ysaÿe:Rêved’enfant(AChild’sDream),op.14(ca.1895–1900)Franck:ViolinSonatainAMajor(1886)Debussy:PetitesuiteforPiano,FourHands(1886–1889)Fauré:PianoQuartetno.1incminor,op.15(1876–1879,rev.1883)

ProgramVI:TheAgeofExpression:Borodin:StringQuartetno.2inDMajor(1881)Respighi:ViolinSonatainbminor(1917)Ysaÿe:SonataineminorforSoloViolin,op.27,no.4(1924)Kreisler:StringQuartetinaminor(1919)ProgramVII:NationalFlavorsMartinů:Duono.1forViolinandCello(1927)Corigliano:RedViolinCaprices(1999)Dohnányi:Andanterubato,allazingaresca(GypsyAndante)fromRuraliahungarica,op.32c(1924)Shostakovich:PreludeandScherzoforStringOctet,op.11(1924–1925)Enescu:StringOctetinCMajor,op.7(1900)

2018:CreativeCapitalsSevencities–London,Paris,St.Petersburg,Berlin,Leipzig,BudapestandVienna–servedastheanchorsforthisfestival’smainstageprograms,eachdevotedexclusivelytomusiccreatedbycomposerslivingandworkinginthoselocations.

ProgramI:LondonHandel:ConcertoGrossoinDMajor,op.6,no.5,HWV323(1739)Mendelssohn:FugueinE-flatMajorforStringQuartet,op.81,no.4(1827)VaughanWilliams:SongsofTravel(1901,1904)Britten:SuiteforViolinandPiano,op.6(1934–1935)Grieg:HolbergSuiteforStrings,op.40(1884,arr.1885)ProgramII:ParisSaint-Saëns:PianoTriono.1inFMajor,op.18(1864)Poulenc:SextetforWindQuintetandPiano,op.100(1932–1939)Françaix:StringTrio(1933)Franck:PianoQuintetinfminor(1879)ProgramIII:St.PetersburgGlinka:TriopathétiqueindminorforClarinet,Bassoon,andPiano(1832)Arensky:Quartetno.2inaminorforViolin,Viola,andTwoCellos,op.35(1894)Balakirev:OctetforWinds,Strings,andPiano,op.3(1855–1856)Shostakovich:ImpromptuforViolaandPiano,op.33(1931)(WestCoastpremiere)Shostakovich:FromJewishFolkPoetry,op.79(1948)ProgramIV:LeipzigJ.S.Bach:KeyboardConcertoindminor,BWV1052(ca.1738–1739)Telemann:CanaryCantata,TWV20:37(1737)Mendelssohn:AndanteandVariationsforPiano,FourHands,op.83a(1844)Schumann:PianoQuintetinE-flatMajor,op.44(1842)ProgramV:BerlinBeethoven:CelloSonatainFMajor,op.5,no.1(1796)Mozart:StringQuartetinDMajor,K.575,Prussian(1789)

J.S.Bach:SelectionsfromMusicalOffering,BWV1079(1747)Mendelssohn:PianoTriono.2incminor,op.66(1845)ProgramVI:BudapestKodály:DuoforViolinandCello,op.7(1914)Bartók:StringQuartetno.5(1934)Ligeti:BalladandDanceforTwoViolins(1950)Dohnányi:SextetinCMajorforWinds,Strings,andPiano,op.37(1935)ProgramVII:ViennaMozart:AndanteandVariationsinGMajorforPiano,FourHands,K.501(1786)Brahms:PianoQuintetinfminor,op.34(1862)Schubert:AllegroinaminorforPiano,FourHands,op.144,D.947,Lebensstürme(1828)Schoenberg:VerklärteNacht(TransfiguredNight)forStringSextet,op.4(1899)

2019:IncredibleDecadesSimilarlyto2018’sfestival,2019choseseventen-yearperiodsinhistoryrichinmusicalinventionasitsprogrammingguide.

ProgramI:1710–1720:BachAscendingDall’Abaco:TrioSonatainAMajor,op.3,no.12(1712)Telemann:ViolinConcertoinaminor,TWV51:a1(ca.1708–1716)Corelli:ConcertoGrossoinDMajor,op.6,no.1(1714)Handel:Suiteno.1inFMajor,HWV348,fromWaterMusic(1717)Albinoni:DoubleOboeConcertoinCMajor,op.7,no.2(1715)Vivaldi:ConcertoingminorforTwoCellos,Strings,andContinuo,RV531(after1710)J.S.Bach:BrandenburgConcertono.1inFMajor,BWV1046(before1721)ProgramII:1790–1800:BeethovenLaunchedHaydn:PianoTrioindminor,Hob.XV:23(1795)Mozart:StringQuintetinE-flatMajor,K.614(1791)Beethoven:TrioinB-flatMajorforClarinet,Cello,andPiano,op.11(1797)Beethoven:QuintetinE-flatMajorforWindsandPiano,op.16(1796)ProgramIII:1820–1830:ClassicalTwilightBeethoven:StringQuartetinFMajor,op.135(1826)Schubert:Winterreise,op.89,D.911(1827)ProgramIV:1840–1850:RomanticRevolutionSchumann:PianoTriono.1indminor,op.63(1847)Chopin:CelloSonataingminor,op.65(1845–1846)Mendelssohn:StringQuintetno.2inB-flatMajor,op.87(1845)ProgramV:1890–1900:MoscowtoMontmartreSuk:PianoQuartetinaminor,op.1(1891)Debussy:StringQuartetingminor,op.10(1893)Brahms:ThreeIntermezzosforPiano,op.117(1892)Rachmaninov:Suiteno.1forTwoPianos,op.5,Fantaisie-tableaux(1893)

ProgramVI:1920–1930:TheRoaringTwentiesProkofiev:FiveMelodiesforViolinandPiano,op.35bis(1925)Ravel:SonataforViolinandCello(1920–1922)Bartók:StringQuartetno.3(1927)Gershwin:LullabyforStringQuartet(ca.1919–1920)Korngold:PianoQuintetinEMajor,op.15(1921)ProgramVII:1990–2000:MusicattheMillenniumAdams:RoadMoviesforViolinandPiano(1995)Sheng:ConcertinoforClarinetandStringQuartet(1994)Penderecki:StringTrio(1990–1991)O’Connor:F.C.’sJigforViolinandViola(1992–1993)Adolphe:Couple(1998)Mackey:Micro-Concerto(1999)

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TheChamberMusicSocietyofLincolnCenterWhentheyassumedtheirpositionsasartisticdirectorsofCMSin2004,DavidandWuHaninheritedavarietyofin-placeconcerttraditions,oneofwhichwasanannualmid-seasonfestivalknownastheCelebrationSeries,organizedaroundacentralidea.Beginninginthe2006-07season,theirfullprogrammingoftheCMSseasonsbegan,andincludedthefollowingprograms,underthenewtitleofWinterFestival.2006-07AnEnglishMusicalRenaissance2007-08AmericanVoices2008-09AroundProkofiev2009-10TheBeethovenQuartets2010-11ManifestLegacy:Beethoven/Brahms2011-12ImmortalInvestments2012-13ShostakovichQuartetCycle2013-14TheIncredibleDecade1820-18302014-15IntimateExpressions2015-16TheBeethovenQuartets2016-17TheSpiritofMendelssohn2017-18ChamberMusicVienna2018-19RussianPanorama2019-20TheBeethovenQuartets©ArtistLed2019