August 5
Zelenka & Dvorák
The harmonic inventiveness of two pivotal Czech composers fills this hour from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. In describing the baroque composer Zelenka, a critic once remarked that it’s as if Bach had a touch of Ives in him. Celebrated musicians performing Zelenka’s Trio Sonata for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin and Continuo include principal oboe of the Minnesota Orchestra, Nathan Hughes; Principal Bassoon of the National Symphony Orchestra, Sue Heineman; violinist William Hagen, cellist Alastair Eng, and longtime Santa Fe harpsichordist, Kathleen McIntosh. To close out the program, the Calidore String Quartet joins forces with violist Toby Appel and cellist Peter Stumpf. They’ll perform Dvorák’s one and only String Sextet. Written in 1878, the sextet marked a turning point in the up-and-coming composer’s career, as he successfully brought the lively melodies and dances of his Bohemian homeland into the concert hall, blending the spirit of Czech folk tradition with art music.
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Trio Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major for Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, and Continuo, ZWV 181/3
Nathan Hughes, oboe, Sue Heineman, bassoon; William Hagen, violin; Alastair Eng, cello; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
Antonín Dvořák
String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48
Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers, Ryan Meehan, violin; Jeremy Berry, viola; Estelle Choi, cello) with Toby Appel, viola; Peter Stumpf, cello