The Manhattan String Quartet’s 21st annual ‘cultural expedition’.
Please join us as we explore Andalucia’s fascinating multi-cultural history in the exuberant atmosphere of today’s Seville!A Chamber Music Conference for Players and Enthusiasts
We are delighted to announce that we will be resuming our biannual workshops at the Greenwich House in New York City. Each one-day seminar centers on a single string quartet, and our program for December 5, 2021 will feature Haydn’s Quartet in F Major, opus 50#5, nicknamed “The Dream” for its sublime slow movement.
Proof of vaccination will be required, as will wearing of masks when not eating or drinking. Lunch will take place in the roomier upstairs recital hall.
The Workshop will include:
Please also save Sunday, March 13, 2022. Repertoire will be announced in a later communication.
This concert was generously sponsored by the Pleasantville Chamber Music Society and recorded live at the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church. The Manhattan String Quartet is a teaching an performing organization comprised of highly acclaimed conservatory trained musicians: Curtis Macomber, Anna Lim, Marka Gustavsson, and Chris Finckel.
1:20 – Curtis Macomber speaks on Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade, written 1887
3:39 – Performance of Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade
10:53 – Marka Gustavsson speaks on Maurice Ravel’s Quartet in F Major, written 1903
14:04 – Performance of Ravel’s 1st Movement, Modere
22:47 – Chris Finckel speaks to Juri Seo, composer, on her piece, Respiri, written 2016
26:06 – Performance of Seo’s Respiri
34:16 – Anna Lim speaks on Op 130 and late Beethoven
37:33 – Performance of Beethoven Op 130 Poco Scherzoso
44:34 – Performance of Beethoven Op 130 Cavatina, dedicated to Eric Lewis
51:43 – Thanks to the Pleasantville Chamber Music Society
56:05 – Performance of Ravel’s 4th Movement, Agite