SPECIAL Programs for 2010-11 & 2011-12 seasons

In addition to presenting mixed programs of standard repertoire and new works, Trio Solisti also presents special thematic programming. For mixed programs, consult with Trio Solisti and refer to Repertoire List for complete listing of works.

Trio Solisti Thematic Programs:

Program 1) PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition for piano trio (arr. Trio Solisti)

Program 2) CAFE MUSIC
Piazzolla Le Grand Tango (arr. Kutnowski)
Turina Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Schoenfield Cafe Music
Gershwin Songs from "Porgy and Bess"-Bess You is My Woman Now, There's a Boat Dat's Leavin Soon for New York, Summertime, It Ain't Necessarily So
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
(alternate works: Milhaud Saudades do Brazil, Monti Czardas, Hubay Czardas, Bruch Roumanian Melody, De Falla Ritual Fire Dance)

Program 3) GLASS PRISMS- Exploring the influences and connections between Glass, Schubert, and Ravel
Schubert Trio No. 1 in B flat major
Philip Glass Sonata for Violin and Piano (2008)
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Program 4) CELEBRATING DVORAK -
170th Anniversary of his birth in 2011
Dvorak "Dumky" Trio in E minor , Op. 90
Smetana Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Dvorak Trio in F minor, Op. 65
alternate works: Janacek Dumka, Piazzolla Four Seasons

Program 5) TEMPEST FANTASY- Paul Moravec's 2004 Pulitzer winning work composed for Trio Solisti
Beethoven "Ghost" Trio
Paul Moravec Tempest Fantasy
Mendelssohn Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op 66

Program 6) INTIMATE BRAHMS
with David Jolley, French Horn and Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C major
Brahms Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 OR other work
Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Program 7) CELEBRATING SCHUMANN & CHOPIN-
Anniversaries in 2010
Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op. 88
Chopin Trio Op 8
Mendelssohn Trio No 2 in C minor, Op. 66

Program 8) FROM RUSSIA with LOVE
Rachmaninoff Trio Elegiac No. 1 in G minor (1892)
Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Trio Solisti)
alternate works: Arensky Trio D Minor, Tchaikovsky Trio in A minor

Program 9) BEETHOVEN's GHOST
Beethoven “Ghost” OR “Archduke” Piano Trio
Mendelssohn Trio No. 2 in C minor OR Schubert Trio in B flat major
Brahms Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101

Program 10) VIVA LATINA
Piazzolla Le Grand Tango
De Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole; Ritual Fire Dance
Turina Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Albeniz Tango Op. 165, No. 2
Milhaud "Saudades do Brazil"
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Program 11) FOLKLORE- Exploring folk influences
Turina Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Dvorak "Dumky" Trio, Op. 90 OR Smetana Trio in G minor
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires OR Mussorgsky Pictures

Program 12) INFERNAL DANCE
Turina Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
DeFalla Suite Populaire Espagnole (arr. Klibonoff)
De Falla Ritual Fire Dance (arr. Bachmann)
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Program 13) HUNGARIAN NIGHT
Haydn Trio in G major, Hob.XV:39 ("Gypsy Rondo")
Beethoven "Archduke" Trio in B flat major, Op. 97
Brahms Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 & 5 (arr. Bachmann)
alternate works:
Hubay Hejre Kati Czardas, Bartok Rhapsody No. 1, Monti Czardas

Program 14) EXPLORING THE ART OF MUSIC IN FILM
Copland Hoe-Down from "Rodeo" (arr. Klibonoff)
Bernstein Suite from "West Side Story"(arr. Klibonoff)
Corigiano Chaconne from "The Red Violin"
Glass Music from "The Hours" OR Sonata for violin and piano
Williams Theme from "Schindler's List" & Devil's Dance from "Witches of Eastwick"
Joplin Music from "The Sting" -Easy Winners and The Entertainer

Program 15) AMERICAN JOURNEY
(cd release 9/08 on Bridge- American Academy in Rome Composers)
Bernstein Trio (1937)
Copland Vitebsk
Copland Hoe-Down from "Rodeo"
Glass Sonata for Violin and Piano
Schoenfield Cafe Music
Gershwin Songs from "Porgy and Bess"
alternate works: John Musto Piano Trio, Moravec Mood Swings

Program 16) NIGHT IN VIENNA
Beethoven "Kakadu Variations"
Schoenberg Transfigured Night
Schubert Nocturne, D. 897
Zemlinsky Piano Trio Op. 3
Strauss Blue Danube Waltz for piano trio (arr. Bachmann)
alternate works:
Beethoven Trio in E flat major Op. 1 No 1, Beethoven "Ghost" trio, Haydn Trio in G major,
Mozart Piano Trio in E K.542, Schubert Trio in B flat major


CHAMBER MUSIC of PHILIP GLASS
Composer Philip Glass has written his first Sonata for Violin and Piano for
M. Bachmann and J. Klibonoff. They gave the world premiere on 2/28/09
at the Whitaker Center for The Market Square Concert Series. Glass has also arranged his 3rd Symphony, a symphony for strings, as a string sextet for premiere at Trio Solisti's festival, Telluride MusicFest, in summer 2009.
GLASS CHAMBER WORKS
Glass Sonata for Violin and Piano (2008)
Glass String Sextet (2009)
Glass Music from "The Hours"


INTIMATE BRAHMS SERIES
This three concert series explores the piano chamber music of Johannes Brahms. The concerts include several guest artists, and the musicians give pre-concert talks about the works to be performed. Trio Solisti has presented this series at the famed Morgan Library in New York City.

Intimate Brahms Program 1:
"Brahms Hungarian Influences"
Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 40
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 1
Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Intimate Brahms Program 2:
"Brahms Late Period"
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 101
Brahms Trio for Clarinet, Cello and piano, Op. 114
Brahms Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 26

Intimate Brahms Program 3:
"Brahms Explorations"
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Programs with Soprano Amy Burton

Program 1) NIGHT IN VIENNA
Schubert Shepherd on a Rock for soprano, violin & piano
Beethoven Scottish and Irish Songs for Soprano & piano trio
Moravec Vita Brevis for soprano & trio
Beethoven "Ghost" or "Archduke" trio
(alternate works:
Schubert Nocturne, Beethoven "Kakadu Var.", Mozart Piano Trio in E K.542, Schoenberg Transfigured Night)

Program 2) VITA BREVIS
Schubert Shepherd on a Rock for soprano, violin & piano
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1
Moravec Vita Brevis for soprano & trio
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibtion


Programs with Clarinetist David Krakauer,
or Alan Kay

Program 1: TEMPEST FANTASY
Brahms Trio in A minor, Op. 114 OR Beethoven Trio Op. 11
Ravel Piano Trio OR Mendelssohn Piano Trio No 1
Moravec Tempest Fantasy
Monti Czardas for Clarinet & Trio

Program 2: KLEZMER & TANGOS
Bartok Contrasts
Piazzolla Le Grand Tango
Schoenfield Klezmer Trio
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
KLEZMER Traditional Songs for clarinet and piano trio

Program 3: STORIES in MUSIC with Clarinet & Narrator
Stravinsky L’Histoire du Soldat for vln, clarinet & pno with narration*
Moravec Tempest Fantasy with readings from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibtion (possible artwork display)
*adaptation of Stravinsky’s narration by Peter Fox Smith
alternate work:
Schoenberg Transfigured Night (poem by Richard Dehmel)

Program 4 : JAZZY CLASSICS
Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941)
Milhaud Creation of the World for Clarinet & Piano Trio
Schoenfield Cafe Music for Piano Trio
Bolling Baroque and Blue; Jazzy for Clarinet & Piano Trio
Bolcom Spring Trio
Gershwin Songs from "Porgy and Bess" for Clarinet & Trio
Programs with Violist Toby Appel or
Hsin-Yun Huang

Program 1) HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY
Haydn Piano Trio in G major "Gypsy Rondo"
Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 1& 5
Schubert Trio No. 1 in B flat major
Brahms Piano quartet in G minor Op 25 OR Quartet in A major Op 26 OR
Dohnanyi Piano Quintet in C minor, Op 1

Program 2) FOKLORE
Janacek Dumka
Bruch Roumanian Melody
Smetana Trio in G minor, Op 15
Brahms Hungarian Dances 1 & 5 OR Hubay Czardas
Dvorak Piano Quartet in E flat major

Program 3) Mixed program with viola
Beethoven "Kakadu Variations"
Turina Piano Quartet
Schoenfield Cafe Music OR Piazzolla Four Seasons
Faure, Schumann, Brahms OR Dvorak Piano Quartet

Optional Piano Quintets w/guest violinist & violist:
Brahms Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Dohnanyi Quintet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 1
Dvorak Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Franck Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor
Schubert Quintet in A major, D. 667 ("Trout") with viola & double bass
Schumann Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

 

Programs with flutist

Program 1) Gardens of Spain
Haydn Trio for Flute, cello and piano
Turina Trio No. 1, Op. 35
De Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole for flute & piano trio
Bizet Carmen Rhapsody for flute,violin & piano (arr. Webster)
Ravel Piano trio in A minor

Program 2) Mixed program with Flutist
Haydn Piano Trio in G major (“Gypsy Rondo”)
Crumb Voice of the Whale for Flute, Cello and Piano
De Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole for Flute & Trio
A Piano Trio by Ravel, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Dvorak, etc

MUSIC Makes the WORLD Go 'Round
FOR KIDS of ALL AGES
The Trio Solisti performs a program for children of all ages which includes music from a variety of countries to demonstrate that music is the Universal language. The Trio performs music of different time periods as well as nationalities bringing together an extremely colorful range of music.

Copland Hoe-Down from "Rodeo"
Haydn Gypsy Rondo
Beethoven Theme and Variations on "Before I play, I must Eat"
Shostakovich Skeleton's Dance from Trio in e minor
Milhaud Saudades do Brasil
Dvorak Dumky trio
Schoenfield Cafe Music
Gershwin "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Monti Czardas

Each member of the Trio tells their story of how they started to play and how they picked their instruments. They explain what chamber music is and talk about their lives as musicians. The children also have an opportunity to ask questions. This entertaining program can be tailored to be 45 minutes to one hour in length.