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Haydn & Beethoven

Program: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Aired: Sunday, October 27, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
Hosted by Elliott Forrest

Vienna between 1788 and 1809 was the musical capital of the world with Haydn premiering his late works, Mozart completing the works that would serve as his final compositions, and the very early days of Beethoven's genius. This program serves as a virtual visit with musical bookends of this incredible period from Haydn’s ingenious Piano Trios and Beethoven’s "Harp" Quartet, performed by the Orion String Quartet.

Heard on this Episode:

Joseph Haydn: Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XV:12
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Nicolas Dautricourt, violin; Torleif Thedéen, cello 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 74, "Harp"
Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)

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