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August 25, 2019 – July 28, 2019
The Grosse Fuge: Joyride in a Time Machine
Led by Nicholas Kitchen with the Borromeo String Quartet
Listeners will be taken into the “gearbox” of the four sections that make up the Grosse Fugue before hearing a performance of the whole work One of Beethoven’s most audacious creations, the Grosse Fugue shocked listeners and players right from the moment of its creation and has inspired and challenged composers in every generation up to the present.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918 – 1990)
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1937)
Adagio non troppo—Più mosso—Allegro vivace
Tempo di marcia
Largo—Allegro vivo e molto ritmico
Nicholas Kitchen, violin
Yeesun Kim, cello
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918 – 1990)
Two pieces from Sabras (arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen)
Ilana the Dreamer
Yosi the Jokester
AARON COPLAND (1900 – 1990)
Movement for String Quartet (1921-24)
Lento molto
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918 – 1990)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942)
Grazioso
Andantino—Vivace e leggiero
Jon Manasse, clarinet
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
AARON COPLAND (1900 – 1990)
Appalachian Spring (1943-44) (original scoring for 13 instruments)
Very slowly
Allegro
Moderato (The Bride and her Intended)
Fast (The Revivalist and his Flock)
Subito allegro (Solo Dance of the Bride)
As at first (slowly)
Doppio movimento (Variations on a Shaker Hymn; Simple Gifts)
Coda: Moderato
Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, Laura Frautschi & Krystof Witek, violins
Mai Motobuchi & Danielle Farina, violas
Yeesun Kim & Ilya Finkelshteyn, cellos
Andrew Trombley, bass
Tanya Dusevic Witek, flute
Jon Manasse, clarinet
Cynde Iverson, bassoon
Brian Zeger, piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)
Four Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
(arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen)
No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 886
No .18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV 887
No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
ELENA RUEHR (b. 1963)
Icarus (2018) for string quartet and clarinet (North American première)
(in one movement)
Jon Manasse, clarinet
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847)
String Quartet in D Major, Opus 44 No. 1
Molto allegro vivace
Menuetto: Un poco allegretto
Andante espressivo ma con moto
Finale: Presto con brio