Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival

Part I

May 24, 2010, 9:00 pm

For 22 years the musicians of the Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival have delighted audiences with their well-chosen and beautifully performed concerts from the intimate and historic St. George's church in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Classical WETA's Bruce Cain recorded 2 of last year's Festival performances.  We'll hear the first of these concerts May 24th, and the second May 31st.

Featured performances:

H. H. AMY BEACH:  Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet, Op.80

                             Theme:  Lento di molto, sempre expressivo

BEETHOVEN:         Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op.16 (1796)

                             Grave. Allegro ma non troppo

                             Andante cantabile

                             Rondo:  Allegro ma non troppo

TCHAIKOVSKY:      Serenade for Strings, Op.48

                             Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo--Allegro moderato

                             Valse:  Moderato. Tempo di Valse

                             Elegie:  Larghetto elegiaco

                             Finale (Tema Russo): Andante--Allegro con spirito