Performances
Nov 12
Performance Run Time: 1 hour 35 minutes, including intermission.
The unique timbre of the viola — rich, dark, and soulful — has made it the instrument of choice for composers seeking to add even more luscious beauty to chamber ensembles. In this one-of-a-kind program, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs five works from across four centuries, each with a pair of violas. From Vaughan Williams’s haunting Phantasy Quintet to violist-composer Brett Dean’s gripping lament, CMS musicians fully explore the depth of this expressive instrument. The performance culminates in Mozart’s joyful and uplifting C-major Quintet, one of six he composed that truly put the viola quintet on the chamber music map.
Program
Beethoven Fugue in D major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 137 (1817)
Vaughan Williams Phantasy Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello (1912)
Bowen Two Duos in G major for Two Violas (1920)
Brett Dean Epitaphs for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello (2010)
Mozart Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 515 (1787)
Artist Roster
Stella Chen, violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Paul Neubauer, viola
Keith Robinson, cello
