Café Concerts

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Café Concert: Brentano String Quartet

VIDEO: The Brentano Quartet Plays Schubert and Adolph Franz Schubert's short, hectic life was full of "what ifs" -- unfinished sketches, abandoned works and fragmentary thoughts. Many of these leftovers were quite extraordinary despite their obvious limitations.

Feb 15, 2012•9 min0

Café Concert: Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk

ABOVE VIDEO: Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk play the fourth movement of Franck's Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano Some very successful musical collaborations have been built on shaky personal relationships. Gilbert and Sullivan disliked each other and rarely met. Renata Scotto often sang beautifully with Luciano Pavarotti, but excoriated him in her autobiography. The team of violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk appears to be different. “Finding the right musical partner is like makin...

Jan 03, 2012•6 min•Ep. 29

Café Concert: Charlie Siem

VIDEO: Charlie Siem Plays Shostakovich While chatting with Charlie Siem, one gets the feeling the English violinist is yearning to quote that old shampoo commercial: Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.

Dec 15, 2011•3 min•Ep. 28

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