Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival: Mozart, Martinů, & Dvořák

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448
Piers Lane, piano / Orion Weiss, piano

Bohuslav Martinů – Duo No. 1 for Violin and Cello, H. 157
James Ehnes, violin / Robert deMaine, cello

Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97
Kristóf Baráti, violin / Alexander Kerr, violin / David Harding, viola / Matthew Lipman, viola / Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

Program Notes
Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos is the piece that began the “Mozart Effect.” This particular piece has been proven to increase spatial reasoning, while the argument about it making you smarter is still unfounded.

Martinů's duo was written in the late 1920s while he lived in Paris. It features a beautiful cello cadenza, sometimes cut due to its difficulty, and the work features a number of other technical challenges for the performers.

Dvořák’s “American” quintet was written while the composer was staying in Iowa. While it might not be possible to pinpoint American musical influences in the piece, it is filled with countless beautiful melodies.

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