SCMS Winter Festival: Debussy, Beethoven, Shostakovich
$60 ($20 students/30 & under)
Claude Debussy — Sonata for flute, viola, and harp, L. 137
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Claude Debussy – Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Demarre McGill, Matthew Lipman, Valerie Muzzolini
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong
Dmitri Shostakovich – Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57
Scott St. John, Sean Lee, Sharon Wei, Efe Baltacıgil, Joyce Yang
Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola, and harp was the first piece written for this group of instruments, it paved the way for composers looking for a wide range of musical color in a small ensemble.
Quintessentially Beethoven, the Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor was written when he learned of his impending deafness and moves from a characteristically dark place to a triumphant and defiant tone.
The musical language of the Shostakovich Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor is a nod to Bach with the structure of a prelude and fugue in the first two movements, but in the style of Shostakovich with his modern soundscape.
Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall
200 University St.Seattle, WA 98101
United States