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J A N U A R Y 3 1 AT 5 PM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Sonata for cello and piano L. 135 (1915)
Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto
Sérénade: Modérément animé
Finale: Animé, Léger et nerveux
Claude Debussy
Petite Suite for piano four-hands, L. 65 (1889)
En bateau (Sailing): Andantino
Cortège (Retinue): Moderato
Menuet: Moderato
Ballet: Allegro giusto
William Kroll (1901-1980)
Banjo and fiddle, for Violin and Piano (1945)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
From the opera "Porgy and Bess" (1935)
arr. for violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz
Bess, you is My Woman Now
It Ain't Necessarily So
~ Intermission ~
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Three Visions, for piano solo (1936)
Dark Horsemen
Summerland
Radiant Pinnacle
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Opus 66 (1845)
Allegro energico e con fuoco
Andante espressivo
Scherzo: Molto allegro quasi presto
Finale: Allegro appassionato
David Kim
Violin
Kim (played with) rich tone and technical artistry, leading the other players in thrilling tempos and textures that are vividly baroque.
Huffington Post
Ani Aznavoorian
Cello
Marta Aznavoorian
Piano
…a pianist of exceptionally finished technique and purity of musical impulse.
Boston Globe
Andrew Armstrong
Piano
…phrases were pristine, each passage imbued with subtle weight.
Boston Classical Review