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The Tokyo Quartet's Final Boston Performance
The Tokyo Quartet's Final Boston Performance
Classical Concerts
The renowned Tokyo String Quartet performs in Boston for the final time before retiring from the concert stage after 43 years in a concert presented by the Celebrity Series of Boston.
On the program:
Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. 1
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3
Ravel: String Quartet in F
(photo of Tokyo Quartet by Marco Borggreve, courtesy of the artists)
The Four Cups: A Celebration of Passover
The Four Cups: A Celebration of Passover
Classical Concerts
The Keyboard Journeys of J.S. Bach
The Keyboard Journeys of J.S. Bach
Classical Concerts
Classical New England celebrates the musical legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), in a concert with no fewer than four keyboard instruments.
On the program:
Aria, fr. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Luca Guglielmi, harpsichord
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat, BWV 998
Dylan Sauterwald, lautenwerk
Allemande, fr. Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828
Praeludium in C major, BWV 933
Andrus Madsen, fortepiano
Capriccio On the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825
Praeludium
Sarabande
Menuet I
Menuet II
Giga
Ina Zdorovetchi, harp
(photo of Luca Guglielmi at Bach Keyboard Journeys by Cheryl Willoughby)
From the Gardner: A Far Cry and Paavali Jumppanen Play Beethoven
From the Gardner: A Far Cry and Paavali Jumppanen Play Beethoven
Classical Concerts
In two recent concerts from the Calderwood Hall at the Gardner Museum, A Far Cry plays music from the 12th and 21st centuries, and pianist Paavali Jumppanen and violinist Corey Cerovsek play Beethoven.
On the program:
Hildegard von Bingen: O ignis spiritus paracliti (The Origin of Fire)
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Prelude: Calmo, Sospeso
I. Agigato
II. Teneramente
III. Calmo, Sospeso
Postlude: Lento
David Krakauer, clarinet
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Heiliger Dankgesang
A Far Cry, Chamber Orchestra-In-Residence at the Gardner Museum
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3
Allegro con spirit
Adagio con molta espressione
Rondo: Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23
Presto
Andante scherzoso, piu Allegretto
Allegro molto
Corey Cerovsek, violin; Paavali Jumppanen, piano
More about Jumppanen's role in the museum's acquisition of a new piano
(image courtesy of the Gardner Museum)
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From a November 16, 2008, concert, the Takács Quartet, Muzsikás (photo: Béla Kása), and Márta Sebestyén explore the intersection of Hungarian folk music and Béla Bartók's music.
Part 2 of the program:
1. Béla Bartók: Violin Duos, with source tunes
Toronáli táncok (Dances of Torontál); Muzsikás; violins, gardon
Violin Duo No. 44; Mihály Sipos and Károly Schranz
Pejparipam rezpatkója (the shoe of my horse)
Violin Duo No. 28; Mihály Sipos and Károly Schranz
Jocul Barbatesc; Márta Sebestyén, vocals
Violin Duo No. 32; Mihály Sipos and Károly Schranz
2. Béla Bartók: Sonatina (trans. by Endre Gertler) with traditional tunes
Dudautánzás énekhangon (Vocal imitation of the bagpipes); Márta Sebestyén, vocals
Bagpipes; Takács Quartet
Bear Dance; Takács Quartet
Gyimesi medvetánc és Héjsza (Bear dance from Gyimes); Muzsikás: vioin, gardon
3. Pakulár ballada (Ballad of the murdered shepherd)Muzsikás; flute, violin; Márta Sebestyén, vocals
4. Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances (trans. for strings by Arthur Millner) with source tunes
Bota és Invertita (Bota and Invertita); Muzsikás: string band
I. Joc cu bata (Dance with Sticks); Takács Quartet
II. Braul (Waistband Dance); Takács Quartet
Pe loc (Pe Loc); Peter Éri: flute
III. Pe Loc (Stamping Dance); Takács Quartet
IV. Buciumeana (Hornpipe Dance)
V. Poarca Romaneasca (Romanian Polka); Takács Quartet
Méhkeréki táncok (Dances of Méhkerék); Muzsikás; strings band
VI. Maruntel (Quick Dance); Takács Quartet and Muzsikás
5. Encores
Takács Quartet:
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Károly Schranz, violin
Geraldine Walther, viola
András Fejér, cello
Muzsikás:
Mihealt Sipos, violin
László Porteleki, violin, tamboura, lute
Péter Éri, viola, flutes, guitar
Dániel Hamar, bass, gardon, drum
Márta Sebestyén, vocals
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