A straight line leads from Bach, the musical monarch of the Baroque, to Beethoven, the composer who would reinvent the art in its entirety. Along the way, many composers made weighty contributions: Bach’s sons attained fame with more populist music; Haydn invented the symphony and string quartet; and virtually everything that Mozart created was of unearthly beauty. Riding on all this momentum, a youthful Beethoven broke from the starting gate, stunning the musical establishment with works of unimagined daring, invention, and excitement.
Selections
Johann Christian Bach
Quintet in G major, W.B 71
I. Allegro
Joseph Haydn
Divertimento in C major, Hob.II:11
I. Presto
David Finckel
Cello
Chad Hoopes
Violin
Ani Kavafian
violin
Sooyun Kim
flute
Anthony Manzo
double bass
Mika Sasaki
piano
James Austin Smith
Oboe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio in G major, K. 565
I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in E-flat major for Winds and Strings, op. 20
I. Adagio – Allegro con brio
Paul Huang
Violin
Peter Kolkay
Bassoon
Anthony Manzo
double bass
Mihai Marica
cello
Kevin Rivard
Horn
David Shifrin
Clarinet
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