Tonight’s In Concert @8 takes us on a visit to two of New England’s
longest-running and most respected music school/festivals: Yellow Barn
in Putney, and the Marlboro Music Festival now celebrating its 60th
anniversary season. Hosts Cheryl Willoughby (for Yellow Barn) and Cathy
Fuller (for Marlboro) share some of the history, the philosophy, and
live recordings from these two festivals.
Hour #1: The Yellow Barn Music School & Festival in Putney, VT
On the program:
– Schubert: Finale of Piano Trio in E-flat, D. 898 / Peabody Trio: Violaine Melançon, violin; Natasha Brofsky, cello; Seth Knopp, piano (Artistic Director, Yellow Barn Music Festival)
– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 / Peter Frankl, piano; Mark Hill, oboe; Alicia Lee, clarinet; Stephanie Corwin, bassoon; Stephen Stirling, French horn
– Gioacchino Rossini: Duo for Cello and Bass in D (1824): I – Allegro / Hamilton Berry, cello; Tony Flynt, double bass
– Anton Webern: Two Pieces (1899) / Peter Stumpf, cello; Seth Knopp, piano
– Roberto Sierra: Bongo-O / Tim Feeney, bongo
Hour #2: Celebrating the Marlboro Music Festival’s 60th anniversary
On the program:
– Mozart: Finale from the Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E-flat, K. 498, "Kegelstatt" / Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Jessica Thompson, viola; Richard Goode, piano
– Brahms: Final movement of the Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 / Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Timothy Fain, violin; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Nina Maria Lee, cello
– Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, D. 940 / Anna Polonsky and Mitsuko Uchida, piano four hands
– Schubert: Finale from the Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, "Trout" / Rudolf Serkin, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Philipp Naegele, viola; Leslie Parnas, cello; Julius Levine, bass