MuCH Digital Concerts 2021: Beethoven & Dvorak -

Luka Ispir, violin Natanael Ferreira, viola Zachary Mowitz, cello L. van Beethoven: String Trio No. 2, in D major, op. 8 I. Marcia. Allegro; Adagio II. Minuet. Allegretto III. Adagio IV. Allegretto alla polacca V. Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto Shuichi Okada, violin Luka Ispir, violin Natanael Ferreira, viola Elaine Ng, viola Aleksey Shadrin, cello Ari Evan, cello A. Dvořák: String Sextet, in A major, op. 48 I. Allegro moderato II. Dumka (Elegie). Poco allegretto III. Furiant. Presto IV. Finale. Tema con variazioni. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino The Serenade for String Trio, whose light and charming character seems far removed from the power and passion of Beethoven’s most famous works, was written at a time when the composer was still part of the Viennese social scene. Dvořák’s String Sextet, composed soon after the successful Slavonic Dances, is full of elements taken from Slavic folklore, w