CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

L.V Beethoven
Irish songs WoO 152. Selection

 V. Williams
Along the field. Selection

 J. Brahms
Gestillte Sehnsucht de Zwei Gesänge

 H. Berlioz
La captive

C. Saint Saëns
Violons dans le soir

B. Martinu
Primrose

 V. Weigl
Songs newly seen in the dusk. Selection

J. Marx
Du bist der Garten

F. Bridge
Music when soft voices die

R. Miranda
Cantares

M. de Falla
Seven popular Spanish songs.

PROGRAM NOTES

The poetic ambience of Saint Saëns’ song, where the violin strings and bows meld with the singing of nature and expression of the voice, is the epigraph to this concert that explores conjunction of voice with string instruments. The two female singers, along with the violin, the violoncello, and the piano in multiple different combinations, create sound atmospheres through poetic texts set to music by renowned composers like Beethoven, Brahms, Berlioz, Saint Saëns, and Falla. At the same time, we discover other jewels from lesser-played authors, such as Vaughan Williams, Frank Bridge, Bohuslav Martinu, and others lesser-known, such as Joseph Marx, Ronaldo Miranda, and composer Vally Weigl.

Performers:
Paz Martínez . Contralto
Joana Thomé. Mezzo-soprano
Victor Arriola. Violin
Rafael Domínguez. Violoncello
Juan Carlos Cornelles. Piano

F. Mendelssohn
Trio for piano in D minor, Op. 11

C.W -Schumann
Trio for piano in G minor, Op. 17

PROGRAM NOTES

Concerto that showcases the talent and inspiration of women composers of German Romanticism, with the inclusion of two essential trios from the catalogue of works by composers Fanny Mendelssohn (Hamburg, 1805 – Berlin, 1847) and Clara Wieck Schumann (Leipzig, 1819 – Frankfurt, 1896).

Performers:
Ema Alexeeva. Violin
Nuria Majuelo. Violoncello
Karina Azizova. Piano

W.A. Mozart
Quintet in C Major KV515

W.A. Mozart
Quintet in G minor KV516

Performers:

Gladys Silot. Violin
Felipe Manuel Rodríguez. Violin
Eva Martín. Viola
Iván Martín. Viola
Ángel García Jermann. Violoncello

PROGRAM NOTES

The Quintets for string quartet and a second viola are a small corpus of singular significance in Mozart’s art. Like the fifth voice in the motets and madrigals of the 16th and 17th centuries, the fifth instrument added a new dimension to predominant chamber music education, with depth of thought and quality in texture. This provides greater variety in dialogues and new, ingenious combinations in harmony and counterpoint.

W.A Mozart
Trio in E-flat major K.498

R. Schumann
Märchenerzählungen Trio Op. 132

 M. Bruch
5 pieces Op. 83

Performers
Salvador Salvador. Clarinet
Eva Martín. Viola
Karina Azizova. Piano

PROGRAM NOTES

Fairy Tales, the Bowling Trio: lovely monikers for marvellous music. The first known composition in music history for clarinet, viola, and piano is the Kegelstatt or Bowling Trio Op. 498 by Mozart. The famous moniker comes from a legend that says Mozart composed this trio while bowling. It was first performed (with Mozart himself on the viola) at the Jacquin family’s home and was dedicated to one of their daughters.

Märchenerzählungen, or Fairy Tales, Op. 132, were written by Schumann shortly before entering the sanatorium where he spent the last years of his life and are one of his last compositions. Although composed before his suicide attempt, the music is concise and joyful.

The 8 Pieces for clarinet, viola, and pinao Op.83 by Bruch perfectly align with Schumann’s romantic spirit and his Fairy Tales. On this occasion, we will hear pieces 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8.

I

Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols
– Procession (Hodie Christus Natur est), Gregorian Antiphon
– Christmas Eve Del Magnificat
– Wolcum
– There is No Rose
– That Yonge Child
– Balulalow
– As Dew in April
– This Little Babe
– Interlude (harp solo)
– In Freezing Winter Night
– Spring Carol
– Deo Gracias
– Recession (Hodie)

II

John Rutter
Christmas Lullaby
Nativity Carol

Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinter

Bob Chilcott
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
The marvelous birth

Kristen Allred
The Infant King

Dave and Jean Perry
A Festive Noel

Mark A. Brymer
Santa Baby

Alex Anderson
Mele Kalikimaka

Victor C. Johnson
African Noel

Philip Hagemann
Fruitcake

PERFORMERS:
Victoria Marchante, María Jesús Prieto, Sandra Cotarelo and María Caneda, sopranos.
Carmen Haro, Anabel Aldalur, Ana Cristina Marco, Sonia Gancedo and Marta Bornaechea, mezzo sopranos.
Karina Azizova, piano.
Alfredo Anaya, percussion.
Laura Hernández, harp.
Celia Alcedo, director.