Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Winds Around the World

Unlike many chamber concerts that center on strings, this program is devoted to the brilliant colors of wind instruments. It opens with Beethoven’s Sonata in F major for horn and piano, a playful yet noble work that shows off the horn’s heroic voice. American composer Samuel Barber follows with Summer Music for wind quintet, filled with breezy shifts of character that feel light and conversational. The Trio for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Latin American music, bursts with rhythmic vitality and the vibrant spirit of his homeland. From Georgia, Otar Taktakishvili’s Sonata for Flute and Piano offers flowing melodies and heartfelt lyricism, reflecting the warmth and musical traditions of his country. The program concludes with the Rhapsody in D minor by Belgian composer Joseph Jongen, whose lush, late-Romantic style brings the winds and piano together in a sweeping, powerful finale.
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