Convivial Conversations

CCM’s final Signature Series concert captures the
apt description of chamber music—“a musical
conversation amongst friends.” Beethoven’s youthful
Sextet, featuring pairs of clarinets, horns, and
bassoons, is full of classical gestures, and abounds
with charming, jesting dialogue among performers.
Rheinberger, in his own time, ranked in stature with
Brahms and Wagner. His radiant Nonet brims with
vibrant melodies that define chamber music’s most
intimate and passionate qualities. Dvořák’s magnificent
Piano Quintet, a chamber music masterpiece, brings
the majesty of the grand piano into the conversation.
From the opening passage, the ensemble converses in
fluid, interwoven passages, laced with vitality.