Rembrandt and other Dutch Masters are the inspiration for the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam to perform Beethoven’s and Schubert’s compositions with absence of artificial bravura, yet expressiveness found in paintings.

Host Marianne Schmocker talks with Piano Trio Orelon about a recital program combining Beethoven and women composers Louise Farrenc, Amanda Maier, Dora Pejačević, Amy Beech and others. Some musical samples are provided for illustration.

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Host Marianne Schmocker talks with 2 members of the German Kuss Quartett which presents a thoughtful reflection on works written by composers, such as Haydn, Schubert and 21st century composers, who experienced their own crisis in life which initiated dramatic or mournful musical expressions.

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We talk with the members of Trio Boccherini, a string trio, about their initial phase of developing as an ensemble despite residing in different European countries and hear about their passion for the seldom heard repertoire for violin, viola and cello. "How much creative freedom do you have to choose works for public performances versus album productions?"

Marianne Schmocker, Host

Andreas Klein, Audio Producer

Trio Bohemo, the Czech Piano Trio, add their voices to performing on violin, cello and piano, of a new work by composer Jan Vicar. The listener gets an inside into the creative process of the composer and into the preparation of the musicians to play and sing a 10 song Moravian folk song cycle.

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Andreas Klein, Audio Producer

2 members of the Aris Quartet, one of Germany's foremost string quartets, join host Marianne Schmocker. We hear about the quartet's beginning, their career advancements, and the recording of 2 string quartets by composers Felix Mendelssohn and his sister, Fanny Hansel.

Worlds and Cultures apart, Swiss percussionist, Fabian Ziegler, and New Zealand - Greek composer John Psathas discuss the new commission for percussion instrument, called "RealBadNow". How does the friendship between a musician and composer impact the creative process? And how does a percussionist interpret a work which merges live performance with pre-recorded sounds.

Musicologist Julius Reder Carlson and Trio con Brio Copenhagen discuss the relevance of Beethoven's masterwork. You will listen to extensive performance samples and discovers the place of this work in the composer's life.

This piece is part of an upcoming concert at Da Camera Society in Los Angeles in 2024: www.dacamerasociety.org

music courtesy of www.orchidclassics.com