Winter Concert Series

Venue: Le Petit Trianon
Date: Sun February 12, 2012 7:00pm
City: San Jose
Email: plivesquartet80@gmail.com
Price Range: $15-$25
Tickets: 650/224-7849

Ives Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 50. No. 4
Haydn knew his market! Quartets were usually published in a set of six with one in
minor mode. No .4 is it in Op. 50, though the interplay with major mode is a distinctive,
expressive feature.

Porter String Quartet No. 6
Quincy Porter’s nine quartets, spanning 1923-58, are the most substantial contribution to
the genre by any American composer. IQ is their champion, performing and recording
them all on the Naxos label. Nos. 1-4 have been released and the others are coming soon.

Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, “Souvenir of Florence”
Leslie Tomkins, viola, and Tanya Tomkins, cello, return this season for Tchaikovsky’s
dynamic, romantic sextet. One of the many lush melodies was conceived in Florence –
the souvenir.