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Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904) Czech composer.
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The colorful elegance of Dvorak's String Sextet

The String Sextet by Antonin Dvorak meshes the tradition of chamber music with the energy of Bohemian folk tunes. It's a combination of elegance and toe-tapping bounce. Hear this contrast of styles performed by members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, on tour in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Antonin Dvorak (arr. Fritz Kreisler): Sonatina for violin and piano, Op. 100, "Indian Lament"
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Patricia Zander, piano
Kreisler, Paganini: Works
Sony 37280

Constant Lambert: Aubade Heroique
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Alastair Willis, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX

Alejandro Vinao: Book of Grooves: Movement 4
Arx Duo: Mari Yoshinaga, marimba; Garrett Arney, marimba
Lake George Music Festival, St James Episcopal Church, Lake George, NY

Antonin Dvorak: String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48
Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

Hour 2

Franz Schubert: Violin Sonata in A minor, D. 385: Movement 4
Andrew Manze, violin; Richard Egarr, fortepiano
Schubert Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Harmonia Mundi 907 445

Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 49
Modigliani String Quartet
Union College Concert Series, Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY

Hildegard von Bingen: O Virtus Sapientiae
Ancia Saxophone Quartet
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

Franz Schubert: Sonata No. 9 in B major, D. 575
Paul Lewis, piano
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

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