On this episode we feature the works of Jean Sibelius & Ludwig van Beethoven… musical titans from different centuries, but both known by their groundbreakingly original and powerful music. AND both sharing December birthdays. Featuring performances from the Heifetz stage of some of the landmark compositions from the two composers.
Jean Sibelius:
Romance, Op. 78 No. 2
Berceuse, Op. 79 No. 6
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Dina Vainshtain, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Yezu Woo, violin | Coleman Itzkoff, cello | Anton Smirnoff, piano
Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC
Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.17.2016
Sibelius: WaItzes, Op. 81 No. 3 [excerpt]
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin | Dina Vainshtain, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.13.2018
Sibelius: String Quartet "Voces Intimae," Op. 56:
III. Adagio di molto
Clara Kim, violin | Elinor Detmer, violin | John Czekanski, viola | Miles Levine, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.06,2022
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130
V. Cavatina: Allegro Molto Espressivo
Ji-Won Song, violin | Heewon Koo, violin | Tabea Haarmann-Thiemann, viola | Christine J. Lee, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2016
Sibelius: String Quartet "Voces Intimae," Op. 56:
V. Allegro ma pesante
Clara Kim, violin | Elinor Detmer, violin | John Czekanski, viola | Miles Levine, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.06.2022
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
I. Allegro con brio [excerpt]
Kevin Mills, cello | Rita Rovanskaya, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.02.2015
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
I. Allegro moderato
Zachary Brandon, violin | Beilin Han, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.28.2022
