The Septet in E-flat Op 20 of Beethoven, and Brahms’ Serenade in D major Op 11,  are both peak achievements from each composers’ youth. We present them on a concert that highlights the glorious sonority of winds and strings, filling the stage of the Jaffrey Meetinghouse in celebration the arrival of midsummer. The cast of […]

  MUSIC OF BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT with David Breitman, fortepiano: Six Bagatelles, op, 126 (1823-24)      Ludwig van Beethoven Four Impromptus Op. 90 (1827)            Franz Schubert Sonata in E major, op. 109 (1820-21)       Beethoven Eminent fortepianist David Breitman is equally at home on the modern piano, and enjoys […]

Jamie Laval captures the soul of Scottish music on his fiddle, mixing his spellbinding mastery of its distinctive technique with deeply informed descriptions of an ancient musical style that was the source of much of the American folk tradition. His virtuosic performances of traditional Celtic music combine ancient village dance melodies, foot percussion, and even […]