Sarasota Music Festival - Scenes and Seasons

SCENES AND SEASONS

VIVALDISummer from The Four Seasons
JANÁ?EKMladi (Youth)
GABRIELA LENA FRANK Four Folk Songs for Piano Trio
DVO?ÁKString Quintet in E-flat Major (American)

Music’s evocative storytelling powers take center stage in a program of intimate works with big impact. Stunningly gifted violinist Melissa White evokes the cuckoo’s voice, a sleeping goatherd, and the roaring and thundering of hail in “Summer” from Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons. Czech composer Leoš Janá?ek’s sextet Mládí (Youth), written late in his life, offers a nostalgic reimagining of themes from his past. Gabriela Lena Frank pays a vicarious visit to her mother’s native Peru in her picturesque Four Folk Songs. Antonín Dvo?ák, influenced by his encounters with Native American and Black musical traditions, poured out his affection for America in his enchanting and richly melodious Viola Quintet (American).

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