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Music@Menlo LIVE Origin/Essence:
A Musical Odyssey
(six-disc boxed set) (2004)
Music@Menlo LIVE’s Origin/Essence series commemorates the festival’s second season, an exploration of the chamber repertoire of five distinct musical cultures. This six-disc set takes listeners on a journey through the music of Italy, France, Vienna, Eastern Europe, and Russia. (Individual discs from this set are also available for purchase.)
Selections
Concerto in B-flat Major for Trumpet and Strings, op. 7, no. 3 | Tomaso Albinoni (8:17)
- Charles Chandler, Double Bass
- Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
- Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
- Ani Kavafian, Violin
- Tee Khoon Tang, Violin
- David Washburn, Trumpet
- Peter Wyrick, Cello
Sonata for Flute and Continuo, op. 3, no. 6 | Giovanni Benedetto Platti (11:38)
- Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
- Carol Wincenc, Flute
“Tutta tremo” from Tassilone | Agostino Steffani (6:14)
“Più non v'ascondo” from Tassilone | Agostino Steffani (2:46)
I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) | Giacomo Puccini (3:55)
I Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) | Giacomo Puccini (3:55)
“Il tramonto” | Giuseppe Verdi (3:55)
- Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
- Josephine Mongiardo, Soprano
- Philip Setzer, Violin
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Peter Wyrick, Cello
Concerto in B-flat Major for Violin, Cello, and Strings, RV 547 | Antonio Vivaldi (8:56)
- Sophie Arbuckle, Violin
- Ida Bryhn, Viola
- Charles Chandler, Double Bass
- Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
- David Finckel, Cello
- Ani Kavafian, Violin
- Miho Saegusa, Violin
- Peter Wyrick, Cello
Concerto in D Major for Flute and Strings, RV 90, Il Gardellino | Antonio Vivaldi (9:25)
Concerto in F Major for Three Violins and Strings, RV 551 | Antonio Vivaldi (10:02)
- Charles Chandler, Double Bass
- Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
- David Finckel, Cello
- Ani Kavafian, Violin
- David Kim, Viola
- Miho Saegusa, Violin
- Philip Setzer, Violin
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Tee Khoon Tang, Violin
Concerto in C Major for Two Trumpets and Strings, RV 537 | Antonio Vivaldi (8:01)
Polonaise in d minor, op. 75, no. 1 | Franz Schubert (3:10)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Wu Han, Piano
Ländler in E-flat Major, D. 814, no. 1 | Franz Schubert (0:41)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Wu Han, Piano
Ländler in C Major, D. 814, no. 4 | Franz Schubert (1:03)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Wu Han, Piano
Military March in D Major, op. 51, no. 1 | Franz Schubert (5:47)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Wu Han, Piano
“Das Wandern” (Wandering) from Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25, D. 795 | Franz Schubert (2:20)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Wohin?” (Where to?) from Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25, D. 795 | Franz Schubert (2:07)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Halt!” from Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25, D. 795 | Franz Schubert (1:40)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Danksagung an den Bach” (Giving Thanks to the Brook) from Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25, D. 795 | Franz Schubert (2:47)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Am Feierabend” (On the Restful Evening) from Die Schöne Müllerin, op. 25, D. 795 | Franz Schubert (3:04)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Erlkönig” (The Erl-King) | Franz Schubert (4:10)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“An die Musik” (To Music) | Franz Schubert (3:10)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
“Die Forelle” (The Trout) | Franz Schubert (2:33)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 114, D. 667 Die Forelle (The Trout) | Franz Schubert (34:48)
- Charles Chandler, Double Bass
- David Finckel, Cello
- Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
- Philip Setzer, Violin
- Wu Han, Piano
Petite Pièce | Claude Debussy (2:13)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Anthony McGill, Clarinet
Première Rhapsodie | Claude Debussy (8:32)
Sonatina for Flute and Piano | Henri Dutilleux (9:25)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Carol Wincenc, Flute
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano | Francis Poulenc (12:22)
- Dennis Godburn, Bassoon
- Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
- Allan Vogel, Oboe
Piano Quartet no. 1 in c minor, op. 15 | Gabriel Fauré (30:05)
- Colin Carr, Cello
- Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Geraldine Walther, Viola
Piano Trio in g minor, op. 15 | Bedřich Smetana (27:09)
- Christopher Costanza, Cello
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Wu Han, Piano
“Allah, Akbar, Allah!” from Piesni muezina szalonego (Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin), op. 42 | Karol Szymanowski (2:43)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“O! Ukohana ma!” from Piesni muezina szalonego (Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin), op. 42 | Karol Szymanowski (1:59)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“W poludne miastao biale od goraca” from Piesni muezina szalonego (Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin), op. 42 | Karol Szymanowski (1:55)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“Olio! Odeszlas w pustynie zachodina” from Piesni muezina szalonego (Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin), op. 42 | Karol Szymanowski (3:40)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
Contrasts | Béla Bartók (17:01)
- Jorja Fleezanis, Violin
- Derek Han, Piano
- Anthony McGill, Clarinet
“Aj! Kterak trojhranec muj prerozkošne zvoní” from Zigeunermelodien (Gypsy Songs), op. 55 | Antonín Dvořák (1:07)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“A les je tichý kolem kol” from Zigeunermelodien (Gypsy Songs), op. 55 | Antonín Dvořák (2:55)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“Když mne stará matka zpívat, zpívat ucívala” from Zigeunermelodien (Gypsy Songs), op. 55 | Antonín Dvořák (2:13)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“Široké rukávy a široké gate” from Zigeunermelodien (Gypsy Songs), op. 55 | Antonín Dvořák (1:05)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“Dejte klec jestrábu ze zlata ryzého” from Zigeunermelodien (Gypsy Songs), op. 55 | Antonín Dvořák (2:36)
- Derek Han, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 87 | Antonín Dvořák (35:56)
- Colin Carr, Cello
- Jorja Fleezanis, Violin
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Geraldine Walther, Viola
Quartet in a minor, op. 35, for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos | Anton Arensky (27:35)
- Sumire Kudo, Cello
- Cynthia Phelps, Viola
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Ronald Thomas, Cello
“Margaritki” (Daisies) | Sergei Rachmaninov (2:50)
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, op. 127 | Dmitry Shostakovich (25:29)
- Jorja Fleezanis, Violin
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
- Ronald Thomas, Cello
“Ya li v pole da ne travushka byla” (Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass?) | Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (6:03)
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
“Den li tsarit” (Does the Day Reign?) | Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (4:14)
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
Souvenir de Florence, op. 70 | Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (33:36)
- David Finckel, Cello
- Jorja Fleezanis, Violin
- Sumire Kudo, Cello
- Elmar Oliveira, Violin
- Cynthia Phelps, Viola
- Geraldine Walther, Viola
Artists
- Korbinian Altenberger, Violin
- Sophie Arbuckle, Violin
- Arik Braude, Violin
- Ida Bryhn, Viola
- Colin Carr, Cello
- Charles Chandler, Double Bass
- Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
- Christopher Costanza, Cello
- David Finckel, Cello
- Jorja Fleezanis, Violin
- Dennis Godburn, Bassoon
- Derek Han, Piano
- Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
- Jeffrey Kahane, Piano
- Gilbert Kalish, Piano
- Ani Kavafian, Violin
- David Kim, Viola
- Sumire Kudo, Cello
- Dina Kuznetsova, Soprano
- Anthony McGill, Clarinet
- Josephine Mongiardo, Soprano
- Christòpheren Nomura, Baritone
- Elmar Oliveira, Violin
- Cynthia Phelps, Viola
- James Rodseth, Trumpet
- Miho Saegusa, Violin
- Philip Setzer, Violin
- Ian Swensen, Violin
- Tee Khoon Tang, Violin
- Ronald Thomas, Cello
- Allan Vogel, Oboe
- Geraldine Walther, Viola
- David Washburn, Trumpet
- Carol Wincenc, Flute
- Wu Han, Piano
- Peter Wyrick, Cello
Total Time: 6:51:32
Discs: 6
Price: $75.00
Year Recorded: 2004