Carte Blanche Concert I

The Romantic Cello Sonata
Colin Carr, cello, and
Thomas Sauer, piano

SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009
10:00 a.m., Stent Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $70 adult; $35 student

Koret Young Performers Concert*
5:00 p.m., Martin Family Hall
Free Admission

The Romantic period saw the cello, traditionally cast in a supporting role, blossom into a prominent lyrical voice, as composers increasingly contributed sonatas, concerti, and other solo works to the cello literature. Cellist Colin Carr and pianist Thomas Sauer bring together a Herculean program of the essential cello-and-piano works by Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms.

This concert features a lunch-break intermission. A gourmet box lunch may be reserved with your ticket order for $16 per person.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Cello Sonata no. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 45 (1838)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Adagio and Allegro (1849)
Three Fantasy Pieces, op. 73 (1849)

Felix Mendelssohn
Variations Concertantes in D Major, op. 17 (1829)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Cello Sonata no. 1 in e minor, op. 38 (1862–1865)

Felix Mendelssohn
Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major, op. 58 (1843)

Robert Schumann
Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op. 102 (1849)

Felix Mendelssohn
Lied ohne Worte, op. 109 (1845)

Johannes Brahms
Cello Sonata no. 2 in F Major, op. 99 (1886)

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