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26. Franz Liszt: The Sonnets and Sonata
Tre Sonetti del Petrarca from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie
Emanuel Ax [5/6/2018]
Sonata in B Minor
Dubravka Tomsic [3/24/2000]
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1. Franz Schubert: The Bridge to Romanticism
Schubert: Quartet in E‐flat Major, D. 87 – Allegro moderato
Belcea Quartet [10/16/2016]
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 402
Modigliani Quartet [2/21/2016]
Schubert: Quartet in G Major, D. 887 – Allegro molto moderato
Doric Quartet [3/10/2017]
Featuring an interview with John Myerscough, cellist of the Doric Quartet
2. Franz Schubert: The Twilight of Genius
Schubert: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ – Andante con moto
Belcea Quartet [10/16/2016]
Schubert: Selections from Winterreise, D. 911
Der Lindenbaum
Wasserflut
Die Post
Die Nebensonnen
Der Leiermann
Ian Bostridge, tenor; WenWen Du, piano [4/19/2015]
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959 – Rondo: Allegretto–Presto
Jonathan Biss [3/12/2017]
3. Frédéric Chopin: The Romantic Iconoclast
Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10
No. 10 in A‐flat Major
No. 11 in E‐flat Major
Arnaldo Cohen, piano [1/31/1999]
Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 59
Jonathan Biss, piano [4/15/2009]
Chopin: Polonaise in A‐flat Major, Op. 53, ‘Heroic’
Rafal Blechacz, piano [4/8/2018]
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Emanuel Ax, piano [4/28/2004]
Chopin: Nocturne in C‐sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Emanuel Ax, piano [2/29/2008]
4. Leoš Janáček: The Slavic Modernist
Janáček: In the Mists
Andante
Molto adagio
Zoltán Fejérvári, piano [11/7/2018]
Janáček: Mladi for Winds
Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe [3/1/1997]
Janáček: Quartet No. 2, ‘Intimate Letters’
Belcea Quartet [10/14/2018]
5. Maurice Ravel: The French Chameleon
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Très lent
Vif et agité
Brentano String Quartet [11/3/19]
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit – Scarbo
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano [11/5/17]
Ravel: Chansons madécasses
Musicians From Marlboro [3/17/2001]
Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo‐soprano; Demarre McGill, flute; Marcy Rosen, cello; Jonathan Biss, piano
Featuring an interview with Mark Steinberg, violinist of the Brentano Quartet
6. Béla Bartók: The Search for Identity
Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra – Allegro non troppo
Budapest Strings [11/14/1999]
Bartók: Out of Doors
Zoltán Fejérvári, piano [11/7/2018]
Bartók: Quartet No. 4
Allegretto pizzicato
Allegro molto
Ébène String Quartet [11/13/2014]
Bartók: Quartet No. 5
Scherzo: Alla bulgarese
Finale: Allegro vivace
Doric String Quartet [2/17/2019]
Featuring an interview with Jennifer Lee, Curator of Performing Arts Collections, Columbia University
7. Johannes Brahms: The Master in Miniature
Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
Paul Lewis, piano [3/18/2016]
Brahms: 4 Intermezzi from Klavierstucke, Op. 118
Paul Lewis, piano [11/12/2017]
Brahms: 3 Intermezzi from Klavierstucke, Op. 119
Benjamin Grosvenor [11/5/2017]
Featuring an interview with pianist Paul Lewis
8. Johannes Brahms: The Complexity of Emotion
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 – Andante
Pei‐Yao Wang, piano; Tai Murray, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; Sophie Shao, cello [1/11/2009]
Brahms: Horn Trio in E‐flat Major, Op. 40 – Adagio mesto
Musicians From Marlboro [3/25/2007]
Radovan Vlatković, horn; Soovin Kim, violin; Anna Polonsky, piano
Brahms: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 – Romanze: Poco adagio
Modigliani String Quartet [11/19/2017]
Brahms: Romanze in F Major, Op. 118, No. 5
Paul Lewis [11/12/2017]
Brahms: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 – Adagio
Alexi Kenney, violin; Renana Gutman, piano [10/21/2018]
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 – Adagio
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Dover String Quartet [2/28/2016]
9. Claude Debussy: The Impressions from Afar
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor
Andantino, doucement expressif
Très modéré
Ebène Quartet [3/10/2016]
Debussy: Estampes
Pagodes
La soirée dans Grenade
Jardins sous la pluie
Emanuel Ax, piano [4/28/2004]
Debussy: Préludes, Book II
Brouillards
La puerta del vino
Bruyères
Général Lavine-eccentric: Dans le style et le mouvement d’un Cakewalk
Alexander Melnikov, piano [1/29/2017]
Debussy: Syrinx
Emmanuel Pahud, flute [10/29/1999]
10. Robert Schumann: The Adoration of Clara
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6
Lebhaft
Innig
Mit Humor
Ungeduldig
Einfach
Christian Zacharias, piano [10/20/2016]
Schumann: Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
Arnaldo Cohen, piano [1/31/1999]
Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42
Seit ich ihn gesehen
Er, der Herrlichste von allen
Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
Du Ring an meinem Finger
Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano & Anthony Spiri, piano [11/13/2016]
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
The Nash Ensemble of London [5/10/2001]
11. Joseph Haydn: The Father of Classicism
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34
Presto
Adagio
Vivace molto
Paul Lewis, piano [10/20/2019]
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5
Largo e cantabile
Scherzo: Allegro
Belcea Quartet [10/14/2018]
Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 3 – Menuet: Allegretto
Doric Quartet [3/10/2017]
Haydn: Piano Trio in E Minor, Hob. XV:12 – Allegro moderato
Trio Cavatina [10/28/2009]
Haydn: Symphony No. 22 in E-flat Major, Hob. I:22, “The Philosopher”
Menuet
Finale: Presto
Haydn-Ensemble Berlin
Hansjörg Schellenberger, conductor [10/14/2000]
12. Joseph Haydn: The Passing of the Torch
Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Allegro moderato
Andante
Jupiter Quartet [10/2/2008]
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Allegro con brio
Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Brentano Quartet [1/24/2010]
13. Beethoven: The Impetuous Youth (Part 1)
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
Allegro
Adagio cantabile
Trio Cavatina [11/2/2007]
Piano Sonata, Op. 2, No. 2
Scherzo: Allegretto
Rondo: Grazioso
Emanuel Ax, piano [2/29/2008]
Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 2
Scherzo: Allegro
Finale: Presto
Musicians From Marlboro – Jeremy Denk, piano, Michi Wiancko, violin, Sumire Kudo, cello
[3/18/2002]
14. Beethoven: The Impetuous Youth (Part 2)
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
Adagio cantabile
Rondo: Allegro
Rafal Blechacz, piano [10/26/2014]
Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Brentano Quartet [1/24/2010]
Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 23
Presto
Pamela Frank, violin and Claude Frank, piano [1/30/2000]
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Musicians From Marlboro – Gilbert Kalish, piano; Rudy Vrbsky, oboe; Alexander Fiterstein,
clarinet; Shinyee Na, bassoon; Paul LaFollette [3/2/2006]
15. Beethoven: The Master of Improvisation (Part 1)
32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
Arnaldo Cohen, piano [10/23/2004]
6 Variations on a Theme in F Major, Op. 34
Emanuel Ax [4/24/2016]
Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata
Andante con moto
Jonathan Biss, piano [4/12/2015]
Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Paul Lewis [3/22/2015]
16. Beethoven: Opus 10 and 18, Nos. 3
Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Yefim Bronfman, piano [11/20/2002]
Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Belcea Quartet [10/16/2014]
17. Beethoven: The Development of Genius (Part 1)
Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1
Adagio grazioso
Emanuel Ax [4/24/2016]
Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, Razumovsky
Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Brentano Quartet [1/24/2010]
Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, Waldstein
Introduzione: Adagio molto
Rondo: Alegretto moderato – Prestissimo
Emanuel Ax [5/6/2018]
18. Beethoven: The Development of Genius (Part 2)
Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57, Appassionata
Allegro assai
Emanuel Ax [2/29/2008]
Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, Razumovsky
Molto adagio
Belcea Quartet [1/17/2004]
Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 70, No. 1, Ghost
Allegretto ma non troppo
Trio Cavatina [11/2/2007]
Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 90
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Christian Zacharias [10/30/2016]
19. Beethoven: The Master of Improvisation (Part 2)
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1
Allegretto con variazioni
Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Alexander Lonquich, piano [11/30/2007]
Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 96
Poco allegretto
Pamela Frank, violin and Claude Frank, piano [1/30/2000]
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Brentano Quartet [1/24/2010]
Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Quatuor Ebène [3/10/2016]
20. Beethoven: The Archduke Trio
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, Archduke
Trio Cavatina [11/2/2007]
21. Beethoven: The Struggle in Silence (Part 1)
Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Allegro molto vivace
Allegro moderato – Adagio
Ebène Quartet [3/10/2016]
Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106
Adagio sostenuto
Jeremy Denk [12/11/2007]
Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Grave ma non troppo tratto—Allegro
Emerson Quartet [2/4/2007]
22. Beethoven: The Struggle in Silence (Part 2)
Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Allegro molto
Paul Lewis [3/22/2015]
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Allegro
Brentano Quartet [1/24/2010]
Bagatelles, Op. 126
Andante con moto, cantabile e compiacevole
Allegro
Andante, cantabile e grazioso
Paul Lewis [11/12/2007]
Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart: Adagio –
Andante
Emerson Quartet [5/10/2007]
23. Beethoven: The Art of Fugue
33 Variations on a Theme of Anton Diabelli, Op. 120
Fuga: Allegro
Tempo di Menuetto moderato
Paul Lewis [10/20/2019]
Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110
Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro ma non troppo
Paul Lewis [3/22/2015]
Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Quatuor Ebène [3/10/2016]
Große Fuge, Op. 133
Belcea Quartet [10/14/2018]
24. Beethoven: Opus 130/133
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130/133
Belcea Quartet [10/14/2018]
25. Beethoven: Opus 109 and 111
Piano Sonata in E Major, Op. 109
Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111
Paul Lewis [3/22/2015]