December 2021
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Bach Masterpieces
Many have called Johann Sebastian Bach the greatest composer ever. Who can argue with them? This program constitutes just one more argument for Bach’s coronation: the composer of the greatest…
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Many have called Johann Sebastian Bach the greatest composer ever. Who can argue with them? This program constitutes just one more argument for Bach’s coronation: the composer of the greatest…
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Romantic Perspectives
The Romantic movement in music blossomed across Europe during the nineteenth century. Johannes Brahms adhered to the discipline of the classical age, yet, who has ever composed more romantically and…
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents Winter Festival: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
"I saw a mighty angel descend from heaven, clad in mist." So begins Olivier Messiaen's introduction to this work, composed and premiered in a prisoner of war camp, which transcends…
Find out more »Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presnts Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet
Our milestone work by Shostakovich holds a rightful place in the line of great piano quintets going back to Schumann's of 1842. Combining the rigor of Bach with the powerful…
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor
The piano quartet, consisting of piano, violin, viola, and cello, was basically invented by Mozart. His two immensely popular works in the genre paved the way for a far- reaching…
Find out more »Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
In terms of pure musicality, George Gershwin was America's Schubert. He composed with a creativity and skill that immortalized his art, and hardly any of his works is more embedded…
Find out more »Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
In terms of pure musicality, George Gershwin was America's Schubert. He composed with a creativity and skill that immortalized his art, and hardly any of his works is more embedded…
Find out more »May 2022
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents The Innovators: Debussy to Crumb
“Going out on a limb” is an adventure taken by artists seeking to break through to new levels. When they have done so, the world has typically received much of…
Find out more »Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Presents Carnival of the Animals; Michael Brown and Lucille Chung, Pianos
Art over the centuries has explored the closeness of humankind to the natural world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, composers gleefully replicated the actual sounds made by animals. In…
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