Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4, Choral Fantasy / Serkin, Schneider

A sampling emblematic of Marlboro’s distinction, including a 1974 account of Beethoven’s 4th Concerto, given as memorial for Pablo Casals, and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, the piece which closes every Marlboro season, featuring longtime Artistic Director Rudolf Serkin.

Works on this Recording:

Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Conductor: Alexander Schneider
Orchestra/Ensemble: Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 7/7/1974

Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Conductor: Alexander Schneider
Orchestra/Ensemble: Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Marlboro Festival Chorus
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 8/9/1981

Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass in G major, Op. 77/B 49 by Antonín Dvorák
Performer: Peter Rotjo (Cello), Julius Levine (Double Bass), Joseph Genualdi (Violin), Daniel Phillips (Violin), Caroline Levine (Viola)
Written: 1875; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 08/06/1976

Youth by Leos Janácek
Performers: Radovan Vlatkovic (French Horn), Paula Robison (Flute), Jennifer Kuhns (Oboe), Michael Rusinek (Clarinet), Igor Begelman (Clarinet), Daniel Matsukawa (Bassoon)
Written: 1924; Brno, Czech Republic
Date of Recording: 08/16/1997