The moment anyone states that something or other is the first of its kind, an earlier incarnation usually turns up. In the case of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Septet for Piano Trio and String Quartet, ...

new Septet is a bear hug of a piece, wrapping a muscular piano trio around a strutting string quartet. As the bold phrases flow back and forth, the two ensembles dance in a powerful, exhilarating ...

This has been a good week for strings at the Aspen Music Festival. The pinnacle was reached Thursday evening in Harris Hall with Augustin Hadelich’s breathtaking recital of works for unaccompanied ...

Kinetic opens its 2020-2021 Season with a virtual concert of dynamic reflection performed live from Live Oak Friends Meeting House. Viewers will experience Strauss’ Metamorphosen for string septet ...

3 Cast Set for SOMEBODY TO LOVE World Premiere at Rubicon Theatre Company In Focus, curated by LACO Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, opens with Strauss's memorial elegy Metamorphosen for String Septet, ...

It’s been a while since the Bay Area has had a chance to hear John Adams’ “Shaker Loops.” Adams composed the work in 1978 for string septet, and subsequently introduced a version for full orchestra in ...

Arnold Schoenberg, by Egon Schiele, 1917. Public domain image. The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society 2014-15 season continues Tuesday, November 25, with a recital titled Metamorphosis and ...

Beethoven’s Septet is chamber music that almost sounds like a mini orchestra. Instead of the usual string quartet, Beethoven wrote for a colorful mix of strings and winds, giving the music a bigger, ...

For many audiences, chamber music is synonymous with duos, trios and quartets. But what about septets? The mix of seven musicians performing as an ensemble sometimes proves challenging, especially ...

It’s been a while since the Bay Area has had a chance to hear John Adams’ “Shaker Loops.” Adams composed the work in 1978 for string septet, and subsequently introduced a version for full orchestra in ...