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Mozart, Divertimento in F, K. 318
The Danish String Quartet

Benjamin Britten, Three Divertimenti
The Danish String Quartet

Elvis Presley, Can’t Help Falling in Love, arr. Danish String Quartet
The Danish String Quartet

Michael Parloff Introduces Erwin Schulhoff’s Hot Sonata for Saxophone and Piano 

Erwin Schulhoff’s Hot Sonata
Steven Banks, saxophone and Xak Bjerken, piano

Michael Parloff Introduces Claude Debussy’s Rapsodie for Saxophone and Piano 

Claude Debussy’s Rapsodie for Saxophone and Piano
Steven Banks, saxophone and Xak Bjerken, piano

Brahms, String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36
Emerson String Quartet with Guillermo Figueroa, viola, and David Finckel, cello

Michael Parloff introduces Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13

Mendelssohn, String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13
Schumann String Quartet

Ravel, String Quartet in F
Schumann String Quartet

Verdi, Caro Nome (from Rigoletto)
Meigui Zhang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano

Beethoven, Sonata in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
Paul Lewis, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Stravinsky’s “The Soldiers Tale”
(Music from the 1918 pandemic)

Stravinsky, “The Soldier’s Tale”
Benjamin Luxon, narrator; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Innhyuck Cho, clarinet; Frank Morelli, Bassoon; Chris Coletti, trumpet; Demian Austin, trombone; David J. Grossman, bass; Ian Rosenbaum, percussion; Anni Crofut, dancer-choreographer

Boccherini, String Quartet in C, Op. 2, No. 6
Quartetto di Cremona

Respighi, String Quartet No. 3 in D
Quartetto di Cremona

Verdi, “Quando le sere al placido” (from Luisa Miller)
Quartetto di Cremona

Michael Parloff introduces Mozart’s Adagio & Rondo, K. 617 for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola, and cello

Mozart, Adagio & Rondo, K. 617
Friedrich Heinrich Kern, glass harmonica; Chelsea Knox, flute; Elaine Douvas, oboe; Jeremy Berry, viola; Estelle Choi, cello

Michael Parloff Introduces Corelli’s “La Folia” Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12

Corelli (arrg. Poxon), “La Folia”: Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar

Michael Parloff introduces Rentarō Taki’s Kōjō no Tsuki
(The Moon Over the Ruined Castle)

Rentarō Taki, Kōjō no Tsuki
(The Moon Over the Ruined Castle)
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin

Bach, Violin and Keyboard Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016
Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, violin, and Gilles Vonsattel

Bach, Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Gilles Vonsattel, piano soloist, and chamber orchestra

Michael Parloff Introduces Beethoven’s “Kakadu Variations,” Op. 121A

Beethoven, “Kakadu Variations”, Op. 121A for piano trio
Pinchas Zukerman Piano Trio

Anton Arensky, Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
Pinchas Zukerman Piano Trio

Michael Parloff introduces Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Emerson String Quartet

Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, Op.Posth 163
Emerson String Quartet with cellist David Finckel

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung, pianos with
Members of the New York Philharmonic

Michael Parloff introduces Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto in D, Op. 10, No. 3 (“The Goldfinch”)

Vivaldi, Flute Concerto in D, Op. 10, No. 3 (“The Goldfinch”)
Yoobin Son, flute
Members of the New York Philharmonic

Michael Parloff introduces Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K. 449 (Chamber Version)

Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K. 449
Michael Brown, piano, and string quintet

Schubert, Rondo in A, D. 438, for violin and string quartet
Sean Lee, violin, and string quartet

Chausson, Concerto in D, Op. 21, for violin, piano, and string quartet
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Michael Brown, piano, and string quartet

Michael Parloff Introduces Beethoven’s Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1
(Razumovsky No. 1)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1
Danish String Quartet

Michael Parloff Introduces Beethoven’s Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in C# Minor, Op. 131
Danish String Quartet

Beethoven, Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96 for violin and piano
Benjamin Beilman, violin, and Orion Weiss, piano

Ravel, “Blues” from Sonata No. 2 in G, for violin and piano
Benjamin Beilman, violin, and Orion Weiss, piano

A pre-performance conversation about Frederic Rzewski’s “Demons” (2017)
Michael Parloff interviews Benjamin Beilman and Orion Weiss

Frederic Rzewski, “Demons” (2017) for violin and piano
Benjamin Beilman, violin, and Orion Weiss, piano

Michael Parloff introduces the history of Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Christ.” (5 minutes)

Haydn, “The Seven Last Words of Christ”
Chiara String Quartet

Michael Parloff’s multimedia lecture on the history and music of Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Christ” (55 minutes)

Rachmaninoff, Romance from Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for 2 pianos
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, pianos

Rachmaninoff, Tarantella from Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for 2 pianos
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, pianos

Lutosławski, Variations on a Theme of Paganini for 2 pianos
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, pianos

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Mvt. 1
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Mvts. 2 & 3
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Michael Parloff Introduces Mozart’s Adagio in B minor, K. 540

Mozart, Adagio in B minor, K. 540
Peter Serkin, piano

Mozart, Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 570
Peter Serkin, piano

Bach, The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Peter Serkin, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings, Op. 20

Mendelssohn, String Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
Arnaud Sussmann, Sean Lee, Emily Daggett Smith, & Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway & Paul Neubauer, violas; Rafael Figueroa & Mihai Marica, cellos

Strolling Violist Paul Neubauer plays Schulenburg’s Puszta-Märchen

Fauré, Romance in B-flat, Op. 28 for violin and piano
Arnaud Sussmann, violin, and Michael Brown, piano

Saint-Saëns, Romance in F, Op. 36 for cello and piano
Mihai Marica, and Michael Brown, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Haydn’s Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5 (The Lark)

Joseph Haydn, Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5 (The Lark)
Jerusalem String Quartet

Gilad Cohen, Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello, and Ruminative Harp
Michael Parloff interviews the composer followed by the trio performance

Michael Parloff introduces Debussy’s Sacred and Profane Dances & Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro

Claude Debussy, Sacred and Profane Dances
Harpist Mariko Anraku with Met Orchestra principal musicians

Maurice Ravel, Introduction and Allegro
Harpist Emmanuel Ceysson with Met Orchestra principal musicians

Michael Parloff introduces Dvořák’s Quartet No. 12 in F (American Quartet)

Antonín Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 in F (American)
New York Philharmonic String Quartet

George Gershwin, Lullaby
New York Philharmonic String Quartet

Michael Parloff introduces Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8

Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Wu Han, piano; David Finckel, cello; Philip Setzer, violin

Bach, Badinerie from Suite in B Minor BWV 1067
Sir James Galway, flute
Benjamin Beilman and Danbi Um, violins
Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord

Michael Parloff introduces Schubert’s String Quartet in D minor, K. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)
Escher String Quartet

Schubert, String Quartet in D minor (“Death and the Maiden”), Mvts 1 & 2
Escher String Quartet

Schubert, String Quartet in D minor (“Death and the Maiden”), Mvts 3 & 4
Escher String Quartet

Michael Parloff introduces Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C
Paul Watkins, cello, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Beethoven, Cello Sonata in C, Op. 102, No. 1 – Full Performance
Paul Watkins, cello, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47
(The “Bridgetower-Kreutzer”)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47
(The “Bridgetower-Kreutzer”)
Kristin Lee, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Charles Ives: Violin Sonata No. 1
Stefan Jackiw, violin; Jeremy Denk, piano and speaker

Mozart, Sonata in F, K. 563 & K. 494
Richard Goode, piano

Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119
Richard Goode, piano

Jules Styne, I Fall in Love Too Easily
Stefon Harris, vibraphone/marimba, Alex Brown, piano

Frederic Weatherly, Danny Boy
Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Ken Noda, piano

Ravel, Five Popular Greek Songs
Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Ken Noda, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs

Samuel Barber, Hermit Songs, Op. 69
Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano

Beethoven, Adelaide
Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano

Beethoven, Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127
Emerson String Quartet

Movement 3

Movement 4

Manuel de Falla, Polo from Seven Popular Songs
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano, Sharon Isbin, guitar

Mozart, Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 308
Arnaud Sussmann, violin, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Michael Parloff introduces Mozart’s Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 308

Movement 1

Movement 2

Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, 3rd Movement
Erin Keefe, Arnaud Sussmann, violins, Hsin-Yun Huang viola, Rafael Figueroa, cello, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

William Walton, Façade Highlights
Stephanie Blythe & Raymond Menard, reciters, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Richard Goode, piano

Movement 3

Mozart, Concerto in C, K. 299 for Flute and Harp
Stefán Höskuldsson, flute, Deborah Hoffman, harp, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor

Movement 2

Movement 3

Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf (Introducing the instrumental characters)
Midge Woolsey, narrator, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor

Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf (Complete performance)
Midge Woolsey, narrator, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor

Reicha: Sinfonia in D, Op. 12 for four flutes
Sir James Galway, Robert Langevin, Stefán Höskuldsson, Denis Bouriakov, flutes