Chamber Music Corvallis 2012-2013 Season

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The 54^th Season: 2012-2013

Season introduction from our Program Director
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All performances begin at 7:30 pm in the LaSells Stewart Center on the Oregon State University campus.
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The 2012-2013 program notes are now available.

The 2012-1013 Season:
Tuesday, October 9, 2012	Icicle Creek Piano Trio Rachmaninov: Trio in G minor, ‘Elegiac’ Brahms: Trio in C, Op. 87 Clara Schumann: Trio in G minor, Op. 17 The performance by the Icicle Creek Trio comes as close to being definitive as any I expect to hear in my lifetime” - Fanfare "Their playing is warmly considered, meticulous in articulation and blend, and silken in sonority” - Gramophone review of their Schubert CD. Click Here for Program Notes
Tuesday, Novermber 13, 2012	Calder Quartet Mozart: Quartet in C, K. 465, ‘The Dissonant’ Ades: The Four Quarters Ravel: Quartet in F “The Calder is one of the most exciting young quartets to emerge during the first decade of the 21st century” - All Music Guide “Quite possibly the finest and certainly the most adventurous American chamber group” - Bloomberg Click Here for Program Notes
Friday, January 25, 2012	Trio Solisti with Soprano Amy Burton Beethoven: 14 Variations in Eb, Op. 44 Moravec: Vita Brevis (piano trio and soprano) Beethoven: Scottish and Irish Songs (piano trio and soprano) Schubert: The Shepherd on the Rock (piano, violin and soprano) Chausson: Trio in G minor, Op. 3 “Trio Solisti is the most exciting piano trio in America” - The New Yorker “Amy Burton is an accomplished singer with a beautiful lyric soprano voice. But more important than her vocal gifts are her sure musicianship, mastery of technique, and natural acting ability” - theaterjones listener has heard many trios, some with famous people in them, some celebrated as ensembles, but never anything to surpass the Triple Helix. -The Boston Globe Click Here for Program Notes
Wednesday, February 27, 2013	Auryn Quartet Haydn: Quartet in C, Op. 50, No. 2 Britten: Quartet 2 in C, Op. 36 Beethoven: Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 US Tour cancelled January 4, 2013 Moscow String Quartet Mozart: Quartet in D major, K.575 Borodin:: Quartet No. 2 Shostacovich: Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68 Described by Alfred Schnittke as "an extraordinary ensemble that distinguishes itself with refined musical style, an unusually beautiful sound, and a tremendous artistic temperament" Click Here for Program Notes
Thursday, March 14, 2013	Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu Brahms: Sonata in Eb, Op. 120, No. 2 Liebermann: Elegy Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 (piano solo) Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano D’Rivera: The Cape Cod Files Novacek: Two Rags from Four Rags for Two Jons “Manasse and Nakamatsu dazzled with their seamless, hand-in-glove combination of technical wizardry, refined musicianship, and the poetic level of their interpretations” - Cape Cod Times Click Here for Program Notes
Wednesday, April 17, 2013	Diotima Quartet Janacek: Quartet No. 1, ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’ Bartok: Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 Brahms: Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 “One of the five quartets you should know about” - Gramophone Winner of four Diapason d’Or awards, including their recording of the two Janacek quartets Click Here for Program Notes Copyright © 2013 Chamber Music Corvallis. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited.