Signature Series: Emotionalism

Emotionalism

Greenville – Fri, Nov 7 @ 7:30 PM
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on the campus of East Carolina University & Online
Raleigh – Sun, Nov 9 @ 3:00 PM
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church & Online

Join Four Seasons for a program showcasing the drama, the passion, and the heartfelt emotion of chamber music. Robert Schumann’s effusive, mercurial sentimentality is on full display throughout his Piano Quintet in E-flat Major. Sometimes agitated, sometimes mournful, and frequently interspersed with moments of buoyant joy, this iconic work became the prototype of the Romantic Era piano quintet. A generation younger but no less a Romantic, Ernő Dohnányi demonstrates the emotive capabilities of chamber music in his Piano Quintet in E-flat Minor. Dark, brooding, and ultimately redemptive, this moving work serves as a perfect counterpart to the exuberance of Schumann’s. Antonín Dvořák’s charming Sonatina for Violin and Piano – which he wrote for his young children – rounds out the program. Featuring pianist Rieko Aizawa, violinists Ara Gregorian and Jesse Mills, violist Yura Lee, and cellist Peter Stumpf, this concert promises to be an emotional tour de force.

PROGRAM:
Antonín Dvořák — Sonatina in G Major for Violin & Piano, Op. 100
Ernő Dohnányi — Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 26
brief pause
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

MUSICIANS:
Rieko Aizawa, piano
Ara Gregorian & Jesse Mills, violins
Yura Lee, viola
Peter Stumpf, cello