Beethoven: New Discoveries and Fond Farewells, Part I

 

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Violinist Irina Muresanu

Violinist Irina Muresanu

Drive Time Live

Violinist Irina Muresanu performs selections from her program "Four Strings Around the World."

On the program:
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo
Reza Vali: Calligraphy No. 5
George Enescu: Four Airs in Romanian Folk Style
Astor Piazzolla: Tango-Caprice No. 3
Mark O'Connor: Cricket Dance

Irina Muresanu, violin

Pianist Jonathan Biss

Pianist Jonathan Biss

Drive Time Live

Pianist Jonathan Biss gives a preview of his Celebrity Series concert in CNE's Fraser Performance Studio.

On the program:
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12:
   1. Des Abends (D flat Major)

Leos Janacek: On An Overgrown Path:
   1. Naše vecery - Our Evenings

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12:
   2. Aufschwung (F minor)

Jonathan Biss, piano

(photo courtesy of the artist)

Randall Hodgkinson Plays the Goldbergs

Randall Hodgkinson Plays the Goldbergs

Drive Time Live

On the composer's 328th birthday, pianist Randall Hodgkinson plays through Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations - the Aria with Diverse Variations, BWV 988.

On the program:
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Randall Hodgkinson, piano

(photo credit Cheryl Willoughby)

Pianist Inon Barnatan

Pianist Inon Barnatan

Drive Time Live

Pianist Inon Barnatan visits Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio.

On the program:

J.S. Bach: Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat Major, BWV 825

J.S. Bach: Siciliano from Flute Sonata No. 2, BWV 1031

Inon Barnatan, piano

Boston Trio

Boston Trio

Drive Time Live

The Boston Trio visits Classical New England's Fraser Performance Studio with host Cheryl Willoughby.

On the program:

Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke for violin, cello & piano in A minor, Op. 88
  I. Romanze: Nicht schnell, mit innigem Ausdruck
  II. Humoreske: Lebhaft

Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65
  Allegro ma non troppo
  Allegretto grazioso, Meno mosso
  Poco adagio
  Finale: Allegro con brio

The Boston Trio: Irina Muresanu, violin; Denise Djokic, cello; Heng-Jin Park, piano

(photo courtesy of the artists)

Low and Lower

Low and Lower

Drive Time Live

America's #1-selling Bass and Cello duo, Low and Lower, visits CNE's Fraser Performance Studio.

On the program:

J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
  Sarabande

Gioacchino Rossini: Duetto pour violoncele et contrebasse

Lawrence Dillon: Poke: A Bagatelle on Anti-Social Media

Whitehouse and Sharpe: LowandLowerLieder - A Modern Music Genius

Whitehouse and Sharpe: The Ugly Bachling

Low and Lower: Brooks Whitehouse, cello; Paul Sharpe, bass


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Classical New England throws a birthday party for Beethoven, with some of the most delicate, beautiful, and touching music the composer wrote.

On Part I of the program:

Equale for Trombone Quartet, WoO30, No. 1
Ron Barron, Greg Spiridopoulos, Don Lucas, Gabe Langfur, trombones

Sonata in F for Horn and Piano, Op. 17
William Purvis, horn; Mihae Lee, piano

Three Irish and Welsh Songs:

  • Cupid's Kindness, WoO 155 No. 2
  • The Kiss, Dear Maid, Thy Lip Has Left, WoO 153, No. 9
  • Come Draw We Round the Cheerful Ring,  WoO 152 No. 8

William Hite, Tenor; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Brian Howard, cello; Bryce Milano, mandolin

Sonatina in C for Mandolin & fortepiano, WoO 44a
Adagio in E flat  for Mandolin & fortepiano, WoO 43b
Bryce Milano, mandolin; Sylvia Berry, Fortepiano 

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