Photo Credit: Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
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Drew Petersen piano Keila Wakao violin |
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BEETHOVEN 6 Variations on a Swiss Song WoO 64 ▪ 1790
▪ written for solo piano at about age 20, the early piece is based on a 17th-century Swiss folk tune—“Es hätt’ e’ Buur e’ Töchterli” aka “Dursli and Babeli”
Joachim RAFF La fée d’amour “The Love Fairy” Op. 67 ▪ 1854
▪ Pablo de Sarasate’s favorite showpiece, befitting his signature style
August WALTER Octet in Bb Major Op. 7 ▪ 1849 / revised 1863
▪ a joyful romp rooted in Viennese Classicism by the elusive Swiss pianist and conductor—for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Hermann GOETZ Piano Quintet in C minor Op. 16 ▪ 1874
▪ Romantic temptress of unrelenting beauty—for piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass
