April 26, 2015
Jules Styne, I Fall in Love Too Easily
Stefon Harris, vibraphone/marimba, Alex Brown, piano
March 29, 2015
Frederic Weatherly, Danny Boy
Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Ken Noda, piano
Ravel, Five Popular Greek Songs
Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Ken Noda, piano
February 8, 2015
Prokofiev, Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119
David Finckel, cello, Wu Han, piano
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
January 4, 2015
Beethoven, Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127
Emerson String Quartet
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
November 2, 2014
Manuel de Falla, Polo from Seven Popular Songs
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano, Sharon Isbin, guitar
October 5, 2014
Mozart, Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 308
Arnaud Sussmann, violin, Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Movement 1
Movement 2
October 5, 2014
Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, 3rd Movement
Erin Keefe, Arnaud Sussmann, violins, Hsin-Yun Huang viola, Rafael Figueroa, cello, Gilles Vonsattel, piano
April 27, 2014
William Walton, Façade Highlights
Stephanie Blythe & Raymond Menard, reciters, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor
January 27, 2013
Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Richard Goode, piano
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
October 31, 2012
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 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
October 31, 2012
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf (Introducing the instrumental characters)
Midge Woolsey, narrator, Members of the Met Orchestra, Michael Parloff, conductor
September 23, 2012
Reicha: Sinfonia in D, Op. 12 for four flutes
Sir James Galway, Robert Langevin, Stefán Höskuldsson, Denis Bouriakov, flutes
Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
Introduction to Saxophonist/Clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera
Introduction to Vibraphonist Stefon Harris
Preview of Matthew Polenzani & Ken Noda’s March 29, 2015 Concert
A Short History of William Walton’s Façade Entertainments
At Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society
Shostakovich’s Life and Works
Lecture on Shostakovich String Quartet Nos. 4, 8, 10, 11
Lecture on Shostakovich String Quartet Nos. 1, 5, 6, & 12
Lecture on Shostakovich String Quartet Nos. 2, 9, & 15
Lecture on Shostakovich String Quartet Nos. 3, 7, 13, & 14
Lecture on Schubert’s Winterreise
The Incredible Decade: 1820 - 1830
Eloquent Masterpieces: Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op. 110, Schubert, “Arpeggione” Sonata, D. 821, and Mendelssohn, Quintet No. 1, Op. 18
Beethoven Reflected: Beethoven String Quartets, Op. 95 “Serioso” and Op. 132, and Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13
Masterpieces for Eight: Schubert Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803 and Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
Transcendence: Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 135 and Schubert Cello Quintet, D. 956, Op. 163
A Conversation with the Met Flutists
Michael Parloff interviews Metropolitan Opera flutists Denis Bouriakov, Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, Stephanie Mortimore, and Maron Khoury
Part 1: Biographies
Part 2: Life at the Met