Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Elliot Carter World Premier

World premiere of Elliot Carter's new Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Juilliard String Quartet with Charles Niedich on clarinet
April 29, 2008
Peter Jay Sharpe Theater at Juilliard
Joel Smirnoff and Ronald Copes, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; and Joel Krosnick, cello

The Quintet was played once. Then each musician took turns playing a Carter-composed solo piece for their instrument. Next, Elliot Carter was on hand to talk about the new piece and the ideas behind each section. Then they played the Quintet a 2nd time.

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