Old First Concerts From the Archives: Recent Episodes
Matt Wolka
Old First Concerts podcast no. 29
recorded February 25, 2021
featuring music by Frédéric Chopin
recorded at celebrations of his birthday organized by the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation
Kevin Kenner, piano
Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44
Mazurkas, Op. 7 & Op. 6
recorded on March 3, 2019
Ning An, piano
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
recorded February 19, 2016
Tao Lin, piano
4 Mazurkas, Op. 68
Largo & Finale from Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
recorded February 22, 2009
Claire Huangci, piano
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante
recorded February 22, 2014
Lo-An Lin, piano
Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
recorded February 24, 2014
Old First Concerts podcast no. 28
recorded June 23, 2020
featuring three performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano
Seven Variations on Bei mannern from The Magic Flute
recorded on June 22, 2007
William Wellborn, piano
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moolight'
recorded on October 27, 2013
Gwendolyn Mok, piano
Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2
recorded April 17, 2016
Old First Concerts podcast, no. 27
recorded on June 3, 2020
featuring performances by Sarah Cahill, piano
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Sonata by Marc Blitzstein
recorded July 18, 2008 -
Sparkita and Her Kittens by Christine Southworth
recorded June 18, 2015 -
Devotion to Peace by Michael Byron
recorded July 31, 2009 -
Witraz by Grazyna Bacewicz
with Kate Stenberg, violin
recorded October 12, 2018 -
Movement (Deep in my Heart) by Ingram Marshall
recorded November 11, 2011 -
Delta 88 by Shinji Eshima (World Premiere)
recorded August 2, 2013 -
Venus in 94 by Terry Riley
recorded July 13, 2007 -
She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees by Theresa Wong (West Coast Premiere)
recorded May 18, 2019
Old First Concerts podcast, episode 26
recorded May 26, 2020
All performances by Sarah Cahill, piano
Das Buch der Klange no. 10 by Hans Otte
recorded July 13, 2007
Mistica by Tania Leon
recorded April 18, 2010
Two Entwined by Paul Dresher
recorded April 8, 2016
Sculpture I by Ursula Mamlok, with an introduction by the composer
recorded August 15, 2003
Ellis Island by Meredith Monk, with guest pianist Regina Myers
recorded May 17, 2019
Green Sea by Luciano Chessa
West Coast premiere, recorded July 7, 2017
Old First Concerts podcast, episode 25
recorded May 18, 2020
featuring two performances by legendary Bay Area composer and performer Terry Riley
recorded on March 23, 2013
Terry Riley - Simply M, for piano and voice
Terry Riley - organ improvisation
Old First Concerts Podcast, episode 24
Recorded on May 11, 2020
Second episode celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with performances of his music including:
John Ferguson, piano
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, II - Molto vivace by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt
performed on August 9, 2013
Dmitry Rachmanov, piano
Six Variations on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34 by Ludwig van Beethoven
performed on January 30, 2009
Ives Collective - Jay Zhong & Tammie Dyer, violins; Susan Freier & Jessica Chang, violas; Stephen Harrison, cello
String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 by Ludwig van Beethoven
performed on January 26, 2020
Old First Concerts podcast No. 23
recorded on May 4, 2020
featuring:
Shekva by Hamid Taghavi, arranged by David Ryther
performed by Circadian String Quartet on November 15, 2019
Monika Gruber & David Ryther, violins; Omid Assadi, viola; David Wishnia, cello
with special guest Hamid Taghavi, santour
All in Twilight by Toru Takemitsu
performed by Giacomo Fiore, guitar, on September 10, 2010
Toccata by Emma Lou Diemer
performed by Faythe Vollrath, harpsichord, on November 26, 2018
A Litte Suite for Xmas AD 1929 by George Crumb
performed by Teresa McCullough, piano, on December 6, 2008
The Still Dancers by Piers Hellawell, US Premiere
performed by the Friction Quartet on July 21, 2017
Doug Machiz, cello; Otis Harriel, violin; Taija Warbelow, viola; Kevin Rogers, violin
Old First Concerts Podcast No. 22
Recorded on April 27, 2020
Celebrating Beethoven's 250th anniversary with:
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 - I Andante - Allegro vivace
performed by Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano
June 22, 2007
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux'
I - Das Lebewohl / II - Abwesenheit / III - Das Wiedersehen
performed by Daniel Glover, piano
August 12, 2007
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1 - II Rondo. Allegro
performed by martha & monica - Monica Scott, cello & Hadley McCarroll, piano
February 8, 2015
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
I - Allegro con brio / II - Adagio / III - Scherzo: Allegro / IV - Allero assai
performed by Natalya Lundvedt, piano
June 24, 2007
Recorded on April 20, 2020
Featuring performances by the Del Sol String Quartet
Ben Johnston – String Quartet No. 10, IV. Spritely, not too fast
Performed April 1, 2011
Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello
Reza Vali – Nayshâboorâk (Calligraphy No. 6)
Performed April 1, 2011
Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello
Stefano Scodanibbio –Mas Lugares
Performed August 30, 2015
Benjamin Kreith & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello
Originally recorded in October 2011, featuring:
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Euouae - August 13, 2010
Jacob Obrecht Salve Regina
Steven Sven Olbash, director -
Sarah Cahill, piano - July 31, 2009
Terry Riley Be Kind to One Another (Rag) -
Esther Landau, flute & Solon Gordon, piano - April 25, 2010
J. S. Bach Sonata in F major, BWV 1035
Originally recorded in November 2010, featuring a performance by ChamberBridge
Lara Bruckmann, soprano & Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano
recorded live on May 9, 2010 at Old First Concerts
- Calling the movers by Jason Levis
- a long moment (of pleasure) by Marcel Sägesser
- In eines Spiegels Bläue by Christian Henkin
- The Arbitrariness of Language by Evelyn Ficarra
- Ich atme Lichtstimmung ein, folge ihren Spuren by Alice Baumgartner
- Scherzo No. 3 by Robert Yamasato
- Hand of God by Wael Sami Elkholy
- Psalm 150 by Sue-Hye Kim
Originally recorded in December 2007, featuring two works by Luciano Chessa, performed on November 18, 2007
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Quadri da una città phantasma for piano, three turntables and slate board
Luciano Chessa, piano; Shane Anderson, turntables -
Louganis for piano and video (World Premiere performance)
Luciano Chessa, piano Terry Berlier, video
Originally recorded in October 2007, featuring:
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Reto Reichenbach, piano - October 14, 2007
Prelude, choral et fugue by César Franck -
William Wellborn, piano - December 16, 2007
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 239, L. 281; Sonata in F minor, K. 238, L. 27; Sonata in D minor, K. 9, L. 413; Sonata in G major (formerly attributed to Seixas); Sonata in A major, K. 208, L. 238; Sonata in A major, K. 209, L. 428
Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:
1. Laurel Ensemble - December 1, 2006
Christina Mok, violin & Lori Lack, piano
Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky
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Steven Sven Olbash, baritone & Heather Heise, piano - October 12, 2007
settings of The Faucon by Daniel Pinkham, George Walker & Anne Hege -
Laurel Ensemble
Catherine Seidel, mezzo-soprano; Jenny Douglass, viola; Ann Lavin, clarinet; Sarah Holzman, flute
Three Songs from Shakespeare by Igor Stravinsky
Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:
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Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006
Le miniere from Quadri da una città fantasma by Luciano Chessa -
Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Stephen Harrison, cello; & Lois Brandwynne, piano - May 20, 2006
Fantasy by Elinor Armer
OOGOG - Jonathan Russell, clarinet/alto sax; Ryan Brown, electric guitar; Damon Waitkus, electric bass; Josh Campbell, piano - July 29, 2007
3. Strumbling and Bumbling by Jonathan Russell
4. Prince Oogog by Ryan Brown
5. Beans and Beans by Damon Waitkus
Originally recorded in August, 2007, featuring:
Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006
1. Piccolo studio da concerto per pianoforte by Ada Gentile
2. Studio I by Andrea Morricone
3. Lo studiolo di Luca Signorelli by Sylvano Bussotti
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Melody of China - May 25, 2007
World Premiere of Passacaglia by Albert Chang
Hong Wang, huqin (strings); Wanpeng Guo, sheng (mouth organ); Xian Lu, dizi (bamboo flutes); Shenshen Zhang, pipa (Chinese lute); Gangqin Zhao, zheng (table harp); Yangqin Zhao, yangqin (hammer dulcimer) -
Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006
Hurucane by Fabrizio de Rossi Re
Originally recorded on March 13, 2007, featuring:
1. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - July 12, 1998
Prelude by Sergei Prokofiev
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp
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Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - March 11, 2005
Two Slavic Dances by Béla Bartók
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola -
Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - April 20, 2001
Shadows in Light by Dmitry Smirnov
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola -
Carol Isaac, piano - November 13, 2006
On an Overgrown Path, book one by Leoš Janáček
Originally recorded on January 31, 2007, featuring:
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Gwendolyn Mok, piano - November 17th, 2002
Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel -
Elizabeth Prior & Natalia Vershilova, violas - October 7th, 2006
Lament by Frank Bridge -
John Parr, piano - August 7th, 2005
Six Preludes for Piano, Op. 23, no.’s 4-6 by Lennox Berkeley -
Gila Goldstein, piano - May 16th, 2004
Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 2 in F minor by Chopin
Originally recorded in December 2006, featuring:
1. October 6th, 2006 - Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet - from Opium and Absinthe by Cornelius Boots: Inertia - Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jonathan Russell, Jeffrey Anderle, bass clarinets
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May 26th, 2006 - The Laurel Ensemble - String Trio in B flat, D. 581 by Franz Schubert - Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Krisanthy Desby, cello
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May 16th, 2006 - Gila Goldstein, piano - Five Pieces, Op. 34 by Paul Ben-Haim
Originally recorded on November 16, 2006, featuring:
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July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble Danse sacrée et Danse profane by Claude Debussy - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet
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November 8th, 2002 - Tori Stødle, piano - Portraits from the Middle Ages, Op. 8 by David Monrad Johansen - I. Fruga Ermelin, II. Steinfinn Fefinnson
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December 2nd, 2005 - The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - My Neighbors Down the Hall by David Graves: I. The Slacker, II. The Widow, III. An Angry Young Man, IV. The Poet, V. Gossip
Originally recorded October 9, 2006, featuring:
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July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble - Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet.
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May 21st, 2006 - Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - from Inner Banners by Philippe Bodin: Pools; The Self-Erasing Bird; Steel - Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for Music Composition at Brigham Young University
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June 18th, 2004 - Twyla Robinson, soprano; Carol Isaac, piano - Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55 by Antonin Dvorak
Originally recorded on October 4, 2006, featuring:
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Shana & Avi Downes - Allegro moderato from Chopin's Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 65 - Shana Downes, cello; Avi Downes, piano
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Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - Gleeful Variants by Tom Flaherty - recorded live at Old First Concerts on May 21, 2006
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San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - Excerpt from Sol[ar] Suite by Mark Alburger - Recorded live at Old First Concerts on March 3, 2006
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San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra with the Schola Cantorum San Francisco - Libera Me by Lisa Scola Prosek - recorded live at Old First Concerts on June 9th, 2006
Originally recorded on September 8, 2006, featuring:
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Thomas Schultz, piano 26th September, 2003 - Piano Study No. 2 by Hyo-shin Na
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Daniel Glover, piano 30th July, 2006 Masques, Op. 34 by Karol Szymanowski
I. Sheherazade II. Tantris, the fool III. Don Juan's Serenade -
Jeong Ga Ak Hoe (Korean Traditional Music Ensemble) 19th May, 2006 - Chung-Ji-Hyang (2000) by Hyo-shin Na - Hong Yoo, taegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri & saenghwang
Originally recorded on August 17, 2006, featuring:
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Jeong Ga Ak Hoe: The Korean Traditional Music Players - May 19th, 2006
Soaring Toward Absolute Solitude by Hyejin Yoon (World Premiere)
Hong Yoo, taegeum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri; Seung Hee Lee, haegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Jae Hyun Chun, komungo -
Sally Porter Munro with Robert Schwartz and the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet - March 17h, 2006
Chanson perpetuelle, Op. 37 by Ernest Chausson
Sally Porter Munro, mezzo-soprano Robert Schwartz, piano; Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello -
Kazue Sawai, bass koto - live performance
Homura by Tadao Sawai
The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet, March 17th, 2006
4. Mazurka by Nikolai Sokolov
5. Sarabande by Felix Blumenfeld
6. Mazurka by Anatoly Liadov
Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello'
Originally recorded on August 3, 2006, featuring:
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Melody of China & The Del Sol String Quartet, June 10th, 2006
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (2006) by Kui Dong
Del Sol String Quartet: Kate Stenberg, violin; Rick Shinozaki, violin Charlton Lee, viola; Hannah Addario-Berry, cello
Melody of China: Yangqin Zhao, yangqin, drum set, xun; Gangqin Zhao, guzheng, drum set, gongs; Hong Wang, matouqin, erhu, souna, xun, bawu, percussion; Wanpeng Guo, sheng, gongs -
Rebecca Rust, cello; Friedrich Edelmann, bassoon
Trio Pathétique, I. Allegro moderato by Mikhail Glinka -
Rebecca Rust, cello; David Apter, piano
Kohjoh no Tsuki by Rentarō Taki
Originally recorded in July 2006, featuring:
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Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord
French Suite in B minor, BWV 814 by J. S. Bach
Studio recording available from www.trevorstephenson.com -
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 200
Open Ended by Michael Cooke
Originally recorded on June 21, 2006, featuring:
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Melodiya - March 3rd, 2006
Adagio un poco from Sonata in G major by C. P. E. Bach
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp -
Adesso - February 17th, 2006
Mirabai Songs, No.'s 4-6 by John Harbison
Catherine Seidel, soprano; Stacey Pelinka, alto flute; Anthony Striplen, bass clarinet; Luanne Warner, percussion; Josephine Gandolfi, harp (Synth); Maki Ishii Sowash, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Victoria Ehrlich, cello; Richard Worn, contrabass; Rick Kvistad, conductor -
California Piano Quartet - March 31, 2006
String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Kay Stern, violin; Benjamin Simon, viola; Dana Putnam Fonteneau, cello
Originally recorded on May 25, 2006, featuring:
Featured in this episode:
Broderick Ensemble - January 30th, 2005
Oboe Quartet in F minor, K 370 by W. A. Mozart
Laura Albers, violin; Elizabeth Prior-Runnicles, viola; Sarah Hong, cello; Liang Wang, oboe
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Hanny Schmid Wyss, piano - March 15th, 2006
Quadringa, Op. 5 by Margrit Zimmermann -
Melodiya - March 11th, 2005
Suite in D minor by Marin Marais
Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola & Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp -
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 2005
Brightness by Erling Wold
Originally recorded in spring 2006, includes music by Elena Kats-Chernin – Gypsy Rambler, performed by the Albers del Pino Trio; John Harbison – from Mirabai Songs, performed by Adesso; Jacques Aubert - Suite in E minor, performed by Duo Marcolivia; and Stefan Säfsten – Freedom for the Prisoners, performed by Rebecca Davant & the Järva Röster Choir (studio recording)