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A STRING TRIO + 1

The string trio – violin, viola and cello – has a much smaller repertory than the venerable string quartet, until you add one more non-string instrument to make a quartet. There is a large repertory for piano quartets.

Neither Haydn nor Beethoven nor Schubert wrote in this genre. Beethoven’s Piano Quartet in E-flat is a reduction of his Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat, Op. 16, for the home market. You have to go to Schumann and Mendelssohn to find more piano quartets, for it was then that the genre blossomed and grew.

SCHUMANN: PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT, OP. 47, SOSTENUTO ASSAI, ALLEGRO MA NON TROPPO

Schumann no sooner finished with his piano quintet in this key than he started a new piece. It starts out slow in 4/4, laying out a germ motif that will dominate the movement, a motif that sounds a lot like the first bars of the Finnish national anthem. Then it takes off in 2/2 with one of his catchiest melodies, which he begins to develop even in his exposition. In fact, there is so much development going on that it’s hard to find the exact moment that he slides into B-flat for his second subject.

It comes to a screeching halt when he brings back the introduction, and then he charges into his real development section in the minor keys. This section is so tonally unbalanced that it looks ahead to Wagner, and there is no sense of genuine key until the recap in E-flat is reached. That comes as a relief, finally permitting the listener to find a tonal reference point.

A bridge passage in A-flat and C minor permits Schumann to place his second subject in the correct key of E-flat. The coda slows down a bit for a fast wrap up with a loud, decisive E-flat on the piano ending it.

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47, first movement

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A STRING TRIO + 1

SCHUMANN: PIANO QUARTET IN E-FLAT, OP. 47, MOLTO VIVACE

The Schumanns and the Mendelssohns were close friends, and Bob had no problem stealing an occasional idea from Felix. This scherzo in 3/4 and G minor could easly pass for Mendelssohn except for the lower bass notes that are a mark of Bob’s piano writing for his wife Clara. The format is A-B-A-C-A. Like Mendelssohn, this scherzo has a quiet and sneaky ending.

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47, second movement

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Connie: Cubanoson - Quien Sera, ( Who Will It Be, [ A Cha-cha-cha sung to the tune of, "Sway" by Bobby Rydell in the 60s. ] )

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Artist/s - Song Names:

Afro-Cuban All-Stars - Los Sitio Asere

Afro-Cuban All-Stars - Maria Caracoles

Afro-Cuban All-Stars - Pio Mentiroso

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - Baila Mi Conga, Vacilala- Conga

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - Rumbata

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - Rumberos de Verdad ( Rumba )

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - Soy El Matancero ( Danzon )

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - Tu, Mi Delirio ( Bolero )

Beny More - No Hay Tierra Como La Mia

Beny More - Por Ser Como Tu Eres

Beny More - Que Bueno Baila Usted

Beny More - Santa Isabel De Las Lajas

Beny More - Tratame Como Soy

Bienvenido Granda - Angustia

Cachao - Al Fin Te Ví ( I Finally Saw You )

Cachao - Lluvia, Viento Y Cana ( Rain, Wind And Reeds )

Cachao - Mambo

Cachao - Mi Guajira ( My Country Girl )

Cachao Y Machito - Descarga

Caravana Cubana - Chucho Carabali

Caravana Cubana - Seis Por Chucho

Caravana Cubana - Solo Y Triste

Caravana Cubana - Una Rumba Con Dos Tres

Caravana Cubana - Wam Pan

Cuba Jazz Millenium All-Stars - Son De La Loma

Cubanismo - Calor En Santiago

Cubanismo - Mi Proposicion

Cubanoson - Loco, Loco, Loco

Cubanoson - On Y Va Tous A Dancer

Cubanoson - Preguntame Como Estoy

Cubanoson - Quien Sera

Cubanoson - Rumba Nueva

Cubanoson - Tributo A Rodriguez

Cubanoson - Voulez-Vouz Dancer

Miguel Matamoros - Duele Asi

Miguel Matamoros - Soy Maraquero

Miguel Matamoros - Toitico

Orquesta America - Me Lo Dijo Adela

Orquesta America - Me Muero

Orquesta America - Minoso Al Bate

Orquesta America - Nada Para Ti

Orquesta America - No Quisiera Ser Feo

Orquesta America - Nocturnando

Orquesta America - Que Buena Son

Orquesta America - Rico Vacilon

Orquesta America - Silver Star

Orquesta America - Triste Muneca

Orquesta America - Yo Sabia Que Un Dia

Rolando Laserie - Las Cuarentas

Tejedor Y Su Conjunto - Como Nave Sin Rumbo