Music from Rochester; Episode 59 of 65

When Barlow's trio for oboe Viola and piano played by James Gorton OBO Lawrence Wheeler of the old and Bradford gallon piano will take a minute or two to let the station identify itself now and then our programme of American Chamber Music will continue with the Serenade for string trio by elder and Baz name a. Elden Bazin a born in Port Huron Michigan in 1013 is professor of theory and applied music at Hoden college in hota New York is productivity may be gauged from the observation that he's at present working on his Second Symphony. His 18th string quartet and a major oratory or Mr Besley gave his first performance as a violinist at the age of three and by the time he was 19 he had played more than 900 recitals. He is therefore intimately acquainted with the problems of string instruments. His

serenade for a string trio given its world premiere performance at last May's festival of American music at the Eastman School was written in one week and is dedicated to John Phelan tono. Bethany has written or had written a totally for more than 20 years but stated that he was tired of atonal and avant garde music when he undertook the serenade. It's a tonal work which he describes as a little piece simple and not too hard to get. The Serenade is in five short movements Moto restos gets on top but he also and it's performed now by a video and go violin. Richard Field Viola and Joel mercial cello. You're.

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Elden Bazin is serenade for violin viola and cello. The performers were Vivienne go violin. Richard Field Viola and Joel mercial cello. Elliott Carter one of the most distinguished of American composers active now is the oldest represented on tonight's program he is 60. Mr. Carter has said that he conceives his musical works as dramas to be acted out by the performers thinking of a score in terms of a scenario the scenario for the second quartet which won a Pulitzer Prize as soon as it was introduced by the Juilliard Quartet in 1980 is an elaborate one. The work comprises an introduction for movements and a conclusion plus three cadenza has one each for the older cello and violin which separate the four inner movements. The four instruments introduced themselves in the introduction rather in the manner of the characters and a comedian. A lot of day and one of the four dominates each of the four inner movements except the

final Allegro in which to quote the composer non-cooperation gives way to collaboration. The conclusion is a summing up in which in contrast to the introduction it is unity rather than diversity that is emphasized. The sequence of these various sections is as follows. Introduction. Allegro Fantastico cadenza for Viola presto it's going to sound oh good ends of her cello. I'm down to yes but it's evil cadenza for violin allegro and conclusion. Elliot Carter's string quartet number two played by the Colombian quartet love our crowns and Michael Tolomeo violins. Weldon Butler Viola and Benjamin Smith cello.