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Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA 2023: Bruch, Biber, Wiancko, Handel, Glass

From Left: Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor; James Austin Smith, oboe
Peter James Mueller
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Spoleto Festival USA
From Left: Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor; James Austin Smith, oboe

The fourth Chamber Music Series program from the 2023 Spoleto Festival USA features works from Max Bruch, Henrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Paul Wiancko, George Frideric Handel, and Philip Glass.

Pieces featured in this episode:

  • 8 pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano | Max Bruch (1838-1920)

    II. Allegro con moto
    VII. Allegro vivace
    VI. Nachtgesang (Nocturne)
    IV. Allegra agitato

    • Todd Palmer, clarinet;
    • Masumi Per Rostad, viola;
    • Inon Barnatan; piano
  • Passacaglia for solo violin | Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1844-1704)
    • Alexi Kenney, violin
  • Cities of Air | Paul Wiancko (b. 1983)
    • Tara Helen O'Connor, flute;
    • Alexi Kenney, violin;
    • Livia Sohn, violin;
    • Ayane Kozasa, viola;
    • Paul Wiancko, cello
  • “Quella Fiamma, ch’il petto m’accende” from Arminio | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
    • Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor;
    • James Austin Smith, oboe;
    • Livia Sohn, violin;
    • Alexi Kenney, violin;
    • Ayane Kozasa, viola;
    • Masumi Per Rostad, viola;
    • Paul Wiancko, cello;
    • Anthony Manzo, double bass;
    • Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
  • "No more, you petty spirits" | Philip Glass (b. 1937), arr. for chamber ensemble by Michael Riesman
    • Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor;
    • Alexi Kenney, violin;
    • Livia Sohn, violin;
    • Ayane Kozasa, viola;
    • Masumi Per Rostad, viola;
    • Paul Wiancko, cello;
    • Anthony Manzo, double bass;
    • Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Content made possible by the ETV Endowment of South Carolina and the John Covington and Robert Lukey Fund for the Performing Arts.

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