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Mount Vernon Music Inbox Concert - A Midsummer Matinee

Evan Mitchell, piano Mark Miller, violin Ute Miller, viola Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) - Trio in C minor for violin, viola and piano Allegro Scherzo 5:43 Adagio 7:55 Allegro 12:46 The Piano Trio in C minor MWV Q3 was written by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) when the composer was 11. The inclusion of viola instead of cello is unusual, and suggests a possible challenge by his composition tutor Carl Friedrich Zelter, head of the Berlin Choral Society. While sometimes evoking his German musical heroes like Beethoven and Mozart, Mendelssohn already uses his own unmistakable language, for example in the impish 2nd movement Scherzo. This trio was not published until 1970. Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) - Adagio for viola and piano 16:18 The Adagio for viola and piano is one of Zoltán Kodály’s (1882-1967) earlier compositions. Melancholy, slow, and achingly beautiful, it is a masterful example of Romantic music, and does not yet reflect the composer’s growing passion for the folk music of his native Hungary. Kodály later created both violin and cello versions of this work, but its original form is strikingly effective. It makes the most of the viola’s deep tonal color, beginning on the lowest possible note and eventually soaring to stratospheric heights. Robert Fuchs (1847-1927) - Intermezzo op. 82 No. 5 for violin and piano, Kräftig und entschlossen 25:46 Austrian composer Robert Fuchs (1847-1927) was a contemporary of Johannes Brahms, who complimented Fuch’s music and referred to him as a “splendid musician.” Though he is remembered today for his famous students like Hugo Wolf and Gustav Mahler, he was also one of the leading figures of musical life in Vienna at the end of the nineteenth century. His Intermezzi Op. 82 is a collection of seven short pieces for violin and piano written in a nostalgic, Romantic style. Sadly, they are no longer in print, rarely if ever performed, and virtually unknown. Florence B. Price (1887-1953) - Adoration for violin and piano 29:29 The music of Florence Price (1887-1953) has enjoyed a long-overdue revival since the chance discovery of piles of her manuscripts in an abandoned house in Illinois in 2009. Price was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, was valedictorian of her high school at 14, and studied organ and piano at the New England Conservatory, graduating with honors from one of the few conservatories then admitting African-Americans. In the Great Migration away from the Jim Crow South, she moved to Chicago when she was 40 and established herself in musical circles. Her Symphony No. 1 in E minor was performed by the Chicago Symphony in 1933, making her the first Black female composer to have her music performed by a major American orchestra. Price’s music reflects her classical background along with deft incorporation of Black spirituals and folk tunes. Both influences are apparent in Adoration, composed for organ in 1935. This arrangement for violin and piano is from Elaine Fine. Max Bruch (1838-1920) - from Eight Pieces op. 83 for violin, viola and piano No. 2 - Allegro con moto 33:44 No. 5 - Rumanian Melody, Andante 36:30 No. 7 - Allegro vivace ma no troppo 41:33 Max Bruch (1838-1920) composed Eight Pieces Op. 83 for clarinet (or violin), viola and piano and dedicated them to his son, a professional clarinetist, in 1910. By then, his writing was viewed by many as dated, anchored firmly in a Romantic style of the past. But his soulful, melodious music stands on its own merits. The Eight Pieces were intended to be performed either separately, or in small groupings such as this, rather than as a whole suite. Notes by Mark Miller Copyright Mount Vernon Music 2020 Special thanks to Kawai Piano Gallery Dallas for use of their concert grand piano and Shigeru Concert Hall.