Sunday, January 8, 2012

Czech, Please (Quintets)

Dvořák's Piano Quintet in A Major op. 81 is one of the most beloved works in the entire classical repertoire, famous for its melodic inspiration and exciting dance rhythms. It shares the program with the Quintet in G Major op. 77 for string quartet and double bass, an early work that Dvořák thought worth re-writing, and the virtually unknown piano duet "From the Bohemian Forest," op. 68.

Program Repertoire:

"From the Bohemian Forest" for Piano Duet, op. 68
String Quintet in G Major, op. 77
Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 81

Mary Pappert School of Music Faculty David Allen Wehr Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair Natasha Snitkovsky piano Charles Stegeman violin, Chair of Strings Rachel Stegeman violin Joen Vasquez Assistant Principal Viola, PSO Marylène Gingras-Roy viola, PSO Adam Liu Assistant Principal Cello, PSO Jeffrey Turner Principal Bass, PSO