Featuring Benjamin Hochman and the Girsky String Quartet

Ned Rorem (1923-2022)

String Quartet No. 4 (1994)

I. Ugly and relentless

II. Infinitely tender

III. Very fast

IV. Absolutely strict

V. Wistful

VI. Massive

VII. Very Fast

VIII. Cold and hot

IX. Like the wind

X. Infinitely tender

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Intermission

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Andante, un poco adagio

III. Scherzo: Allegro

IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo – Presto, non troppo

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Artists: Girsky String Quartet; Natasha Bazhanov, violin; Timothy Christie, viola; Artur Girsky, violin; Rowena Hammill, cello; Benjamin Hochman, piano