F. Schubert – “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet

5/2/2020

We will start this week's presentation with the Brahms Violin Sonata No.1 in G Major Op.78 featuring Margaret Batjer on Violin and Robert Thies on Piano.

That will be followed by the Brahms Piano quartet No.1 in G Minor Op.25 IV. Rondo alla Zingarese featuring Lynn Harrell on Cello, Steven Vanhauwaert on Piano, Robert Brophy on Viola and Rafael Rishik on Violin.

4/25/2020

We will start this week's presentation with the Brahms’ Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major op.99 featuring: Andrew Shulman on Cello and Orion Weiss on Piano.

That will be followed by the Brahms Piano Trio No.3 in C minor Op.101 featuring: Martin Chalifour on Violin, Lynn Harrell on Cello and Orion Weiss on Piano.

First we have Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major op.99. Brahms composed this in 1886 at the age of 53, more than twenty years after completing his first Cello Sonata.

Next we have Brahms’ Piano Trio No.3 in C minor Op.101 which Brahms composed in 1886 at age 53

4/18/2020

This week we will start this week's presentation with the Brahms Clarinet Sonata No.1 in F minor op.120 featuring:  Boris Allakhverdyan on Clarinet and Bernadene Blaha on Piano.

That will be followed by the Brahms Piano Quartet No.2 in A Major Op.26 featuring:Orion Weiss on Piano, Margaret Batjer on Violin, Paul Neubauer on Viola and Robert deMaine on Cello.

First up we have Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, which he composed in 1894 at age 61.

Next up we have Brahms Piano Quartet No.2 in A Major Op.26 which Brahms composed in 1861 at age 28.

4/11/2020

This week we will start this week's presentation with the Brahms Viola Sonata No.2 in E Flat Major Op. 120, performed by Johanna Nowik on Viola and Orion Weiss on Piano. That will be followed by the Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op.51 No.2 performed by the NHSQ.

First up, Johanna Nowik and Orion Weiss performing the Viola Sonata No. 2 in E Flat Major, one of the last chamber music works Brahms ever wrote, at the age of 61 in 1894

Next we have the NHSQ performing Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op.51 No.2.

4/4/2020

This week we present Brahms’ Sonatensatz Scherzo in C minor as well as String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major Op. 18.

First we have Sonatensatz: Scherzo in C minor. The young Johannes Brahms composed this work in October of 1853 at the age of 20 and it was premiered by the great violinist Joseph Joachim. This iteration of Sonatensatz was performed by Rafael Rishik (Violin) and Robert Thies (Piano).

Next up we have the String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major which was composed by Brahms in 1860 at the age of 27. This performance featured Paul Neubauer (Viola), Lynn Harrell (Cello), Margaret Batjer (Violin), Rafael Rishik (Violin), Robert Brophy (Viola) and Andrew Shulman (Cello).

3/28/2020

This week we present Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34. Orion Weiss (Piano) joined Roger Wilkie (Violin), Rafael Rishik (Violin), Robert Brophy (Viola) and Andrew Shulman (Cello).