Chamber Concerts: June 17 - September 9, 2007

2007 - Our 78th Season

We have been asked why we leave the schedule for the past summer's Chamber Series on our website for a number of months after the season has finished. In many places, the broadcast season for Music Mountain concerts begins in the January after our concerts take place. As a courtesy to our many listeners around the world, we leave the schedule posted so that all may know the details of upcoming broadcasts.

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We are beginning a new venture: Starting in March 2008, you may listen to one concert from the 2007 season each week. When you click on the link to Instant Encore , your browser will open a new window with our page at Instant Encore. In the Music section at the bottom of the page, click on the featured concert to listen!

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SUNDAY JUNE 17, 3PM - The 78th Season Opening Benefit

Peter Serkin, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
The Bard Festival String Quartet
Shostakovich: String Quartet # 11 in F Minor, Opus 122 (1966)
Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132 ( 1825)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Opus 34 ( 1864)

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 3PM

Arianna String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Samuel Rhodes, Viola (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905)
Shostakovich: String Quartet # 1, Opus 49 (1938)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 44 # 1 (1838)
Brahms: Viola Quintet in G Major, Opus 111 (1890)

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 3PM

Shanghai String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Melvin Chen, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mozart: Quartet in F Major, K. 590 (1790)
Barber: String Quartet Opus 11 (1936)
Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor (1878-9)

SUNDAY, JULY 8, 3PM

* Pre-Concert Event at 2PM *
  The Offbeats — World Rhythm Drummers

Janaki String Trio
Alpin Hong, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Beethoven: String Trio in G Major, Opus 9 # 1(1797-8)
Dohnanyi: Serenade in C for String Trio, Opus 10 (1902)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25 (1861)

SUNDAY, JULY 15, 3PM

* Pre-Concert Event at 2PM *
  Jane Roth & the Litchfield Hills Pipe & Drums

The New Zealand String Quartet
Daniel Epstein, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A Major, Opus 13
"Ist Es Wahr" "Is it True" (1827)
Mendelssohn Quartet in E flat major, Opus 44 #3 (1838)
Mahler: Piano Quartet in G Minor ( 1876)
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 (1785)

SUNDAY, JULY 22, 3PM

Daedalus String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Tanya Bannister, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mozart: String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonance" (1785)
Schumann: String Quartet in A Major, Opus 41 # 3 (1842)
Faure: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Opus 15 (1879)

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 6:30PM - TWILIGHT CONCERT

The Chiara String Quartet
Simone Dinnerstein, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Opus 20 # 2 (1772)
Schoenberg: Quartet in D Major (1897)
Gabriela Lena Frank: Ghost in the Dream Machine (2005)
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Opus 57 (1940)

SUNDAY, JULY 29, 3PM

The Chiara String Quartet
John Kochanowski, Viola (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Norman Fischer, Cello (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mozart: String Quartet in F Major, K. 168 (1773)
Schubert: Quintet for Cello and Strings in C Major, Opus 163, D.956 (1828)
Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, Opus 36 (1864)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 6:30PM - TWILIGHT CONCERT

The Zemlinsky String Quartet of Prague
Pamela Mia Paul, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mozart: String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 428 (1783)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 44 # 2 (1837)
Dvorak: Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 87 (1889)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 3PM

The Zemlinsky String Quartet of Prague
Pamela Mia Paul, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 74 # 3 "Rider" (1793)
Beethoven: String Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 127 ( 1825)
Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 ( 1887)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 3PM

The Bergonzi String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Eugenia Zukerman, Flute (CDs at ArkivMusic)
David Starobin, Guitar (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de Flores for Flute & Guitar (1937)
Ibert: Entr'acte for Flute & Guitar(1937)
Gliere: String Quartet # 2 in G Minor (1906)
Schubert (Matiegka): Quartet for Flute, Guitar
Viola & Cello, Opus 21, D. 96 (1814)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 3PM

The Bergonzi String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Estelle Magowan, Mezzo-Soprano
Ted Taylor, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
* All Brahms Program *
Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51 #1 (1873)
Brahms: Two Songs for Mezzo, Viola & Piano, Opus 91 (1884)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in A Major, Opus 26 (1861)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 3PM

* Pre-Concert Event at 2PM *
  The Little Guild of St. Francis — Come meet your new furry best friend!

St. Petersburg String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Alexander Mekinulov, Piano
Mozart: Duo for Violin & Viola in G Major, K. 423 (1783)
Brahms: String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 51 #2 (1873)
Schuman: Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 47 (1842)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 6:30PM - TWILIGHT CONCERT

Shanghai String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Che-Yen Chen, Viola
Hai-Ye Ni, Cello
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Opus 77 # 1(1799)
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95 "Serioso" (1810)
Tchaikowsky: String Sextet In D Minor, Opus 70
"Souvenir of Florence" (`1890)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 3PM

The Shanghai String Quartet (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Yuja Wang, Piano
Yi-Wen Jiang: Chinasong, Chinese Folk Songs arr. For String Quartet (2002)
Grieg: String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 27 (1877)
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E Flat Minor, Opus 44 (1842)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 3PM

Triton Horn Trio: (CDs at ArkivMusic)
  William Purvis, Horn (CDs at ArkivMusic)
  Ani Kavafian, Violin (CDs at ArkivMusic)
  Mihae Lee, Piano (CDs at ArkivMusic)
Mozart: Sonata for Violin & Piano in E Flat Major, K. 481 (1785)
Schumann: 3 Romances for Horn & Piano, Opus 94 (1849)
Ligeti: Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano
"Hommage à Brahms" (1982)
Brahms: Horn Trio in E Flat Major, Opus 40 ( 1865)

Fall Concert - Water Project Benefit

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 - 3 PM

* Special Concert - Handel's Water Music*
(A Benefit for the Music Mountain 'Water Project')
Crescendo Baroque Orchestra
Christine Gevert, Director
This is the first time, as far as we know, that the complete suites will be presented in the Baroque manner in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut. The Crescendo Baroque Orchestra will perform the Complete and Original Version of Handel's Water Music - All Three Suites played as it was first presented in the summer of 1717 for George I. The first time it was played from a barge in the River Thames, this time it will be played in the comfort of air-conditioned Gordon Hall.
This concert is a benefit for the Music Mountain Water Project to pay the cost of replacing the main water line which failed in a spectacular manner earlier this summer. Cost: $50 per person ($25 tax-deductible).

Fall Concert - Columbus Day Weekend

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 - 3 PM

* Special Fall Concert *
Giora Schmidt, Violin
Jean Frederic Neuburger, Piano
A Preview Of Their Upcoming Recital at the Louvre
All Beethoven
Sonata for Violin and Piano # 7 in C Minor, Opus 30 # 2
Sonata for Violin and Piano # 10 in G Major, Opus 96
Sonata for Violin and Piano # 9 in A Major, Opus 47 "Kreutzer"

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