Chamber Music by Candlelight

Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Free evening concerts performed in the beautiful, intimate, illuminated setting of Second Presbyterian Church by members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

Program

Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales), Op. 132

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

• Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
• Lebhaft und sehr markirt
• Ruhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
• Lebhaft, sehr markirt

William Jenken, clarinet; Karin Brown, viola; Sylvie Beaudoin, piano

Trio for Horn, Bassoon and Piano

Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)

• Lento-Allegro agitato
• Andante
• Lento-Allegro molto

Philip Munds, horn; Phillip Kolker, bassoon; Lura Johnson, piano

Quartet No. 3 for Bassoon, Violin, Viola and Cello

Bernard Garfield (b. 1924)

• Dreaming
• Morning Serenade
• Practice
• Work
• Play

Julie Gregorian, bassoon; Jonathan Carney, violin; Richard Field, viola; Dariusz Skoraczewski, cello

Duo for violin and viola

Heitor Villa Lobos (1887–1959)

• Allegro
• Largo
• Allegro

Madeline Adkins, violin; Jonathan Carney, viola

String Trio in B-Flat major, D.581 for Violin, Viola and Cello

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

• Allegro moderato
• Andante
• Minuetto (Allegretto)
• Rondo (Allegretto)

Qing Li, violin; Karin Brown, viola; Bo Li, cello

Bios

Notes

Schumann was perhaps the most imaginative creator of designations, contributing phantasiestücke (fantasy pieces), nachtstücke (night pieces), albumblätter (album leaves), novelettes, arabeskes, and humoreskes. He was the first to extend these fanciful titles from the solo piano to chamber music— works designed for family performance in the living room.

InMärchenerzählungen, Schumann returned to composing the informal “miniatures” he had favored in earlier years. The third movement is particularly poignant, with the viola and clarinet sharing a song-like theme over rocking sixteenth notes in the piano. The movement captions are translated as follows: “ Lively, not too fast; Lively and clearly accented; Calmly, with tender expression; and Lively, clearly accented.?

Composers

Schumann

Ewazen

Garfield

Villa

Shubert