Name: Prokofiev, Arensky, Glazunov
Start: 2025-01-12T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Sanders Theatre

PROKOFIEV Quintet in G minor for Winds and Strings, Op. 39 (1924) (23 min)
ARENSKY Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (1894) (31 min)
GLAZUNOV String Quintet in A major, Op. 39 (1892) (30 min)
Peggy Pearson, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin; Alyssa Wang, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Annie Hyung, cello; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Thomas Van Dyck, double bass; Max Levinson, piano
Prokofiev’s Quintet Op. 39 features unusual harmonies and irregular rhythms that set the quintet apart as one of his more radical works. Arenky’s Piano Trio in D minor opens with a warm Allegro whose passion and lyricism recall Mendesslohn’s trio of the same key. Its third movement, a tender Elegia, honors the memory of the great cellist Karl Davïdov, with a wistful theme first presented by the cello. Glazunov’s String Quintet opens with the golden tones of a single viola before the other instruments join in to create a lush texture warmed by the addition of a second cello.