Episode 110: The Romantic Generation

Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand.  Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Fryderyk Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, and more.

 

Niccolò Paganini: Andante Cantabile
Willard Carter, cello (UK); Yoon Lee, piano (New York, NY)
Virtual Recording
Heifetz Institute recording | 08.08.2020

 

Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
II.Lebhaft, leicht
III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Nicholas Tsang, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2022

 

Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [excerpt]
Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-hands
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2022

 

Fryderyk Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Allegro moderato
Boubacar Diallo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2022

 

Paganini, arr. Fritz Kreisler: La Campanella, Op. 6
Mark Kaplan, violin; Dina Vainshtain, piano; Jingxuan Zhang, bells
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.08.2019

 

Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 [excerpt]
Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello; Lynne Mackey, piano
South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA
Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022

 

Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
IV. Allegro molto vivace
Theo Bockhorst, violin 1; Yangxin Song, violin 2; Bela Horvath, viola 1; Stephen Adam Savage, viola 2; Hannah Roberts, cello
Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University
Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2024