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On-demand interviews with local and national classical music artists.

The Best of ChamberFest Cleveland

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Curated by Artistic Directors Franklin Cohen and Diana Cohen, and produced by a Grammy® Award-winning sound team, this broadcast series attemts to console fans of ChamberFest Cleveland who were denied by the pandemic a ninth season of live concerts.  The programs include three Cleveland Ovations episodes, Wednesdays from 8-10pm and six special hours Sundays at 8pm.  See the schedule below, and click here for a link for complete information on artists, repertoire and even program notes for the whole series. Our thanks to Frank and Diana Cohen and Jacqueline Taylor of ChamberFest Cleveland, Erica Brenner and her team, and of course, all the world-class CFC artists sharing their tremendous talent and dedication.

Three Wednesdays at 8 pm on WCLV’s OVATIONS

June 24
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Krzysztof Penderecki: Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Cesar Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

August 5
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Brahms: Piano Trio in B major

August 12
Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos
Puts: And Legions will Rise for Violin, Clarinet, and Marimba
Martinu: Four Madrigals for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor

 

Six Sunday One-Hour Specials at 8 pm

June 28
Golijov: Last Round for Double String Quartet and Bass
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence

July 5
Haydn: Gypsy Trio in G major
Kodaly: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola
Schoenfield: Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano

July 12
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G major

July 19
Adams: Shaker Loops for Thee Violins, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass
Caplet: Conte fantastique, after Poe’s The Mask of the Red Death for Harp and Strings

July 26
Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D major
Strauss: Metamorphosen for Strings

August 2
Mahler: Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano in A
Schnittke: Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano (After Mahler Piano Quartet)
Korngold: Suite for Two Violins, Cello, and Piano Left Hand