Don Draper and Frodo Baggins walk into a bar
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David YangHow does one define chamber music, anyway? Does it have to be played in a small room, or maybe any small group is automatically "chamber music?"
This summer I will occasionally post conversations with the artists who were scheduled to come to Newburyport this summer. Some will be participating in our “quartet caroling” but others weren’t able to make it due to covid-19.
David Yang, Artistic Director
A conversation with Yonah Zur, violin
July 2020 by David Yang, Artistic Director NCMF
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897)
Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 77
II. Adagio
Yonah Zur, violin
Beit Hillel Orchestra conducted by Anita Kamien
The following pieces/musicians were referred to in this conversation:
UNDERGROUND (1995)
Film, directed by Emir Kusturica
Trailer:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet in C# Minor, Opus 131
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet in F Major, Opus 59, Number 1
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)
'Aus Liebe' from the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
A short clip of Sergiu Celibidache in rehearsal
Sergiu Celibidache yelling at the viola section
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791)
String quintet in C Major, K. 515
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David YangHow does one define chamber music, anyway? Does it have to be played in a small room, or maybe any small group is automatically "chamber music?"
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Eric BrombergerMaybe not everything worthwhile has to involve struggle - per ardua ad astra? Pshaw!
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David YangA few weeks ago when it looked like the world was going up in flames, a beam of light came to me...
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