Forum
Panelists:
- Prof. Peter Child, composer (MIT), moderator
- Deborah Stein, music theorist (New England Conservatory)
- Bruce Brubaker, pianist (New England Conservatory)
Includes performance demonstrations of the following works:
Antonín Dvořák. String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 ("American")
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Roger Tapping, viola; Marcus Thompson, viola; Andrew Mark, violincello
Peter Child. Skyscraper Symphony.
Harumi Rhodes, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Andrew Mark, violincello
Concert
Concert recordings are courtesy of the Boston Chamber Music Society, used with permission.
| WORKS | CONCERT RECORDINGS | Context & RESOURCES |
|---|---|---|
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 3 |
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante III. Menuetto - Allegretto VI. Adagio
V. Menuetto - Moderato VI. Finale - Allegro
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Roger Tapping, viola; Andrew Mark, violincello |
Program context: Response to Mozart's Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat, K.563 from about five years earlier |
Peter Child, Skyscraper Symphony |
Skyscraper Symphony
Harumi Rhodes, violin; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Andrew Mark, violincello |
Program context: For string quartet, accompanying 1929 black and white film about New York City skyscrapers Clip from film Skyscraper Symphony (Robert Florey, 1929) |
| Antonín Dvořák, String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97, "The American" |
I. Allegro non tanto
II. Allegro vivo III. Larghetto
IV. Finale - Allegro giusto
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Roger Tapping, viola; Marcus Thompson, viola; Andrew Mark, violincello |
Program context: Evokes images of the 1890s American West |