CMS of Lincoln Center: Extraordinary Imaginations

Diverse in origin and expression, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents a program that offers audiences the opportunity to dive deeper into chamber music of the early 20th century, with new sounds and divergent compositional influences that helped shape contemporary chamber music.

In the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor—one of the most renowned composers of his time—and Reynaldo Hahn, we hear genius at work. Known primarily as a violin virtuoso, Eugène Ysaÿe created music that is now regarded as pioneering. And in the piano quintet of the Swiss-American Ernest Bloch, we find one of the most skillful, inventive, and riveting examples of the genre ever created.

Artists:
GLORIA CHIEN, Piano
KRISTIN LEE, Violin
JAMES THOMPSON, Violin
YURA LEE, Viola
DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello

Program:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912)
Four African Dances for Violin and Piano, Op. 58 (1904)
   Allegro
   Andantino molto sostenuto e dolce
   Allegro con brio
   Allegro energico
K. LEE, CHIEN

Reynaldo Hahn
Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (1922)
   Molto agitato e con fuoco
   Andante (non troppo lento)
   Allegretto grazioso
CHIEN, THOMPSON, K. LEE, Y. LEE, ATAPINE

INTERMISSION

Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 3, “Ballade” (1923)
THOMPSON

Ernest Bloch
Quintet No. 1 for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (1921–23)
   Agitato
   Andante mistico
   Allegro energico
CHIEN, K. LEE, THOMPSON, Y. LEE, ATAPINE

85 minutes with intermission

Pre-Concert Talk

There will be a pre-concert Artist Talk at 4:15pm in the Upper Lobby, moderated by cellist Dmitri Atapine. Free with your ticket.

Click here to take a sneak peek at our digital program book and learn more about the artists and the pieces on the program.

Learn more about the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/

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The Purchase PAC’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.