July 21

The tradition of using music to accompany banquets and feasts is probably as old as music itself, but that didn’t limit Telemann to composing musical wallpaper. On the contrary, Telemann’s Quartet in G Major from Tafelmusik is spirited, bright, and brilliantly crafted. To oboist Frank Rosenwein, “Telemann is like Bach – an incredible watchmaker. He can create really intricate structures within this music, and his genius is that it comes off as very easy to listen to.” Following the Telemann, pianist Katia Skanavi, violinist William Hagen, violist Hezekiah Leung, and cellist Mihai Marica perform Dvořák’s sweeping, orchestral-like Piano Quartet in E-flat Major.