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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in B-flat major, KV 292 for bassoon and ‘celloLudwig van Beethoven Sonata in F major, Op. 17 for ‘cello and pianoHarald Genzmer Divertimento for ‘cello and bassoon (American Premiere)Felix Mendelssohn Variations Concertantes, Op. 17 for ‘cello and piano Richard Strauss Sonata in F major, Op. 6 for ‘cello and pianoRebecca Rust […]
Continue readingHeidi Melton
Alban Berg Seven Early SongsRichard Wagner Wesendonck LiederSamuel Barber Three Songs, Op. 45Songs by Richard StraussThe young American dramatic soprano Heidi Melton has been called “the Wagnerian voice we have been waiting for since Flagstad and Nilsson†(La Presse), a voice that is “big, gleaming and tonally resplendent†(San Francisco Chronicle).
Continue readingThe Bloom Trio
Joaquin Turina Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76AntonÃn Dvorák Trio in E minor, Op. 90 ‘ Dumky Maurice Ravel Trio in A minorThe Bloom Trio is a family group that began while Madeline, Claudia and Jonathan were in high school growing up in Berkeley. They have enjoyed collaborating ever since then and have […]
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Heitor Villa-Lobos Five Preludes (1940)Toru Takemitsu All in Twilight (1988)Lou Harrison Scenes from Nek Chand, for just-intonation resophonic guitar (2002)Peter Maxwell Davies Hill Runes (1981)Leo Brouwer The Black Decameron (1981)Benjamin Britten Nocturnal After John Dowland (1963)Although not immediately apparent, the guitar plays roles in most strands of twentieth-century art and popular music—solo and in ensemble, […]
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