Dawn breaks with a spritely Aubade from the pen of Romanian composer George Enescu, followed by the summery energy of a violin-cello duo by Christopher Theofanidis. Midafternoon shade comes via the beloved love songs of Antonín Dvořák, transcribed by the composer for string quartet in his Cypresses. The effervescence of Haydn’s “The Bird” string quartet turns the listener’s steps homeward, where the program closes with Ernest Bloch’s Three Nocturnes for Piano Trio.
George Enescu
Aubade
Emily Switzer, violin; Sarah Switzer, viola; Laura Sewell, cello
Christopher Theofanidis
Summer Verses
Emily Switzer, violin; Tom Rosenberg, cello
Antonín Dvořák
Selections from Cypresses
Leslie Shank, violin; Kenneth Freed, violin; Sarah Switzer, viola; Laura Sewell, cello
Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird”
Emily Switzer, violin; Leslie Shank, violin; Sarah Switzer, viola; Laura Sewell, cello
Ernest Bloch
Three Nocturnes for Piano Trio, B. 56
Kenneth Freed, violin; Tom Rosenberg, cello; Ivan Konev, piano
