Dedications (Wilkes-Barre)

The Schumann Piano Quintet, Borodin String Quartet No. 2, and Webern Langsamer Satz were all written as an expression of love for their wife: Clara Schumann is the dedicatee of the Piano Quintet and gave its first performance, the Second String Quartet was dedicated to Borodin’s wife as an anniversary gift 20 years after being engaged, and Webern was inspired to write the Langsamer Satz after falling in love with his future wife. Unlike the atonal and twelve-tone works Webern is most known for, the Langsamer Satz is a deeply romantic and sentimental work synonymous to the style of Schumann and Borodin.

FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 at 7PM

First Presbyterian Church Wilkes-Barre
97 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Program

Æ Rømeser (Danish traditional) arr. by Danish String Quartet
The Dromer (Danish traditional) arr. by Danish String Quartet
Anton Webern Langsamer Satz
Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

Artists

John Vaida, violin
Sofia Kim, violin
Amy Iwazumi, viola
Zachary Mowitz, cello
Brian Farrell, piano

This program is supported in part by the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.