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Cleveland Chamber Music Society Shostakovich Cycle: five concerts by the Jerusalem Quartet (Apr. 21–30)

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Reviews by Kevin McLaughlin, Daniel Hathaway, & Stephanie Manning

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the Cleveland Chamber Music Society engaged the dauntless Jerusalem Quartet to play a complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s fifteen string quartets. The works were performed in chronological order over five evenings in Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The performances were treated like an art exhibition accompanied by an elaborate, 45-page catalog full of documentation about the composer, whose life and career under the Soviet system left an indelible mark on his music. A timeline that runs along the bottom of the program pages helped put Shostakovich’s compositions in historical context. [Read more…]

DIARY: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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by Jarrett Hoffman

IN THIS EDITION:

•Two free concerts tonight: BlueWater Brass Quintet at Cain Park, and keyboard donation recipients in a Piano Cleveland Community Showcase

•Almanac: the salon songs of Reynaldo Hahn, the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich, and Giacinto Scelsi’s “autobiography in sound”

HAPPENING TODAY:

We knew that trumpeter Larry Herman was bringing friends to his performance tonight at Cain Park. We didn’t know he was bringing BBQ — in other words, his colleagues in the BlueWater Brass Quintet: trumpeter Neil Mueller, hornist Ken Wadenfuhl, trombonist David Mitchell, and tubist Ken Heinleinwill. The 7:00 pm concert is presented by the Local 4 Music Fund as part of Cain Park’s free Tuesday Evening Chamber Music Series.

Piano Cleveland’s ongoing PianoDays @CLE festival has included a recital series, social gatherings such as a trivia night, and community events. In the latter category, tonight’s free Community Showcase will feature people of all ages and skill levels who have received instruments as part of the organization’s Piano and Keyboard Donation Program. The concert will be held at 7:30 pm at Glick Recital Hall at The Music Settlement on Magnolia Drive.

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McCalmont’s List 6: Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in c, Op. 110 (1960)

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by Neil McCalmont
Part of McCalmont’s List Series

ShostakovichGenre: String Quartet — piece for four string players; usually two violins, viola, and cello
Scoring: Two violins, viola, and cello
Era: Modern/Postwar
Length: c. 20 minutes
Will you recognize it? Perhaps from your nightmares
Recommended Recordings: Emerson Quartet or Fitzwilliam String Quartet

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). Shostakovich was one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His fifteen symphonies and fifteen string quartets are some of the most important in their genres. He also wrote brilliant concertos, chamber music, film scores, ballets, and operas. [Read more…]

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