Concert America; No. 1; 1984 Spoleto Chamber Music Concerts; Part 2
- Transcript
And. And. The mayor of. The.
The string quartet number one by Bela Bartok, performed by the members of the Emerson
String Quartet, and in the performance, the first violinist was Eugene Drucker, the second violinist Philip Setzer. Lawrence Dutton was the violist, and David Finkel, the cellist. The audience in the Dark Street Theater applauds the performance, and the four members of the Emerson String Quartet returned to the front of the stage. I mentioned before we heard the Bartok. And those of you who are familiar with the Emerson String Quartet know that the two violinists, Mr. Drucker and Mr. Setzer, alternate in the playing of the first violin parts in their performances of the Quartet literature. Eugene Drucker was the first violinist in this performance of the Bart's first quartet and Philip Setzer the second. And with the performance of the string quartet number one by Bela Bartok, played by the Emerson String Quartet. We come to the end of this first program and the chamber music series of the 1984 Spoleto Festival USA.
Our next program will bring us music by French composers A.R. Ravel and from The Invisible Flute by Sarcelles, the also Medicus by Ravel and the F Minor Piano Quintet by SICI from. I hope you'll join us at that time. This series is a co-production of South Carolina Educational Radio Network and Spoleto Festival USA executive producer John Dodgier, producer Shari Hutchinson, Craighead Operations Manager Martin McKenzie, Technical Assistance. Bill Sexton, production assistant Timothy Carrier, post-production assistants. Luke Phillips, this is Martin Bookstand. You've been listening to Concert America. Our program of chamber music from the 1984 Spoleto Festival USA was made possible by the ITVS Endowment of South Carolina. Please join us next week for another program of fine music from Charleston. Until then, this is Gene Parrish for Concert America. The General Electric Foundation makes possible Concert America, a series reflecting
the variety of classical music performance throughout the United States. This is the American Public Radio Network.
- Series
- Concert America
- Episode Number
- No. 1
- Segment
- Part 2
- Producing Organization
- South Carolina Educational Radio
- Contributing Organization
- The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
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- cpb-aacip-6a345c28044
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- Description
- Episode Description
- "The 1984 Spoleto Chamber Music Concerts were recorded in the historic Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina during the 1984 Spoleto Festival U.S.A. These concerts are one of the highlights of the Festivals of Two Worlds because of the high caliber of musicians and the variety of music offered on the programs. The founder and host of the Spoleto Chamber concerts is Charles Wadsworth, founder and music director of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The directors of these concerts are Paula Robinson[,] renowned flutist, and Scott Nickrenz, acclaimed violist. They provide a very successful mixture of well known artists and up and coming new talent. Martin Bookspan, eminent musicologist[,] anchors the programs, providing brief historical facts and a festival atmosphere to the listening audience. "The first featured work on this program is Sammartini's 'Sonata in G Major Op. 1 #3'. A baroque cello is used in this piece instead of the modern cello. Also included in the concert is a song cycle of Gian Carlo Menotti, the founder of both Spoleto Festivals. The final work is Bartok's 'String Quartet #1.' This selection is played by the Emerson String Quartet, distinguished for their marathon concert of all six of the Bartok's string quartets."--1984 Peabody Awards entry form. This is part of the "Concert America" series.
- Broadcast Date
- 1984
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Sound
- Duration
- 00:24:11.760
- Credits
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Producing Organization: South Carolina Educational Radio
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the
University of Georgia
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Format: 1/4 inch audio cassette
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Concert America; No. 1; 1984 Spoleto Chamber Music Concerts; Part 2,” 1984, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 1, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-6a345c28044.
- MLA: “Concert America; No. 1; 1984 Spoleto Chamber Music Concerts; Part 2.” 1984. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 1, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-6a345c28044>.
- APA: Concert America; No. 1; 1984 Spoleto Chamber Music Concerts; Part 2. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-6a345c28044