Chamber Music by Candlelight

Sunday, January 17, 2010 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

Acht Stücke

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

• Bewegt
• Langsam
• Mit Kraft
• Scherzo
• Massig Bewegt
• Früling
• Langsam
• Schnell

Andrew Balio, Rene Hernandez, trumpets; Philip Munds, horn; Christopher Dudley, trombone; Jacomo Bairos, tuba

Music for Brass

Ingolf Dahl (1911-1972)

• Choral Prelude
• Intermezzo
• Fugue

Andrew Balio, Rene Hernandez, trumpets; Philip Munds, horn; Christopher Dudley, trombone; Jacomo Bairos, tuba

INTERMISSION

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

• Moderato
• Allegro molto capriccioso
• Lento

Ivan Stefanovic and Kenneth Goldstein, violins; Karin Brown, viola; Daniel Levitov, cello

String Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

• Andante espressivo—Allegro molto moderato"
• Scherzo: Assai agitato
• Adagio molto
• Finale: Allegro molto vivace—Quasi Trio

The Atlantic String Quartet: Rebecca Nichols and Gregory Mulligan, violins; Christian Colberg, viola; Bo Li, cello

Bios

NOTES

Influenced by the late quartets of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart, Schumann's string quartets are beautifully crafted and filled with musical inventiveness, youthful exuberance, and intense feeling. For years it was customary to dismiss these quartets as unidiomatic and too "pianistic" — there were claims that Schumann's own unfamiliarity with the instruments impaired him from creating string quartet music of merit. However, they are now highly successful on their own terms and reveal Schumann’s discovery of fresh solutions to any compositional issues he may have confronted. — By Terrance London

Composers