Virtuoso Winds

This program showcases the extraordinary range of chamber music for winds, featuring internationally renowned wind players, joined by Michael Stephen Brown.

Presented in collaboration with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
 

The first half highlights duos for clarinet and bassoon, bringing these orchestral neighbors to the forefront with pieces spanning more than 100 years. Interspersed throughout are works that emphasize the soloistic qualities of both flute and horn with piano. In the second half, all the instruments gather for Poulenc’s effervescent Sextet, which he described as “an homage to the wind instruments I have loved from the moment I began composing.”

MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, Piano

ADAM WALKER, Flute

JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe

DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet

MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon

RADEK BABORÁK, Horn
 

Beethoven: Duo No. 3 in Bb Major for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27 

Glière: Four Pieces for Horn and Piano, Op. 35 (1908)

Poulenc:  Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon (1922, rev.1945)             
Martinů: Sonata for Flute and Piano (1945)
Glinka: Trio pathétique in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano (1832)

Poulenc: Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1932-39)

Chamber music is made possible, in part, by The Honorable Roger B. Tilles.

Classical Music Partner: