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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, February 16th, 2014, 5 p.m.

G-Sharp Duo~

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata a Cembalo Obligato e Violino in D minor, H. 503 (1731)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 4 in A minor for violin and piano, op. 23 (1797-98)
KURTAG – Three Pieces for violin and piano, op. 14e (1971)
SCHUMANN – Sonata no. 3 in A minor for violin and piano, WoO 2 (1853)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014, 5 p.m.

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata no. 3 in G minor for viola de gamba and harpsichord (arr. for cello and piano) (1759)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 2 in G minor for cello and piano, op. 5, no. 2 (1795)
CHOPIN – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op. 65 (1846)

Harvardwood Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014, 12 – 1 pm

Haas-Grinberg Duo

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

Works by C.PE. Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin

Columbia University Faculty House
Rabi-Warner Concert Series
64 Morningside Drive
New York, NY 10027

FREE Admission

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, March 16th, 2014, 5 p.m.

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata no. 3 in G minor for viola de gamba and harpsichord (arr. for cello and piano) (1759)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 2 in G minor for cello and piano, op. 5, no. 2 (1795)
CHOPIN – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op. 65 (1846)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

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Romantic Masterworks for Cello and Piano

Sunday, March 30th, 2014, 6 pm

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

MENDELSSOHN – Lied ohne Worte (“Song without Words”) in E Major for cello and piano, op. 109 (1845)
LISZT – Consolations (Pensees Poetiques), S. 172, arr. for cello and piano (ca. 1844-49 / 1870)
Romance Oubliee, arr. for cello and piano (1880)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 4 in C Major for cello and piano, op. 102, no. 1 (1815)
ALKAN – Sonate de concert in E Major for cello and piano, op. 47 (1857)

Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst
7802 Bay Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11214

General Admission: $20, $15 students / seniors

Jewish Composers, Old & New

Monday, March 31, 2014, 7:30 pm

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

ALKAN – Sonate de concert in E Major for cello and piano, op. 47 (1857)

Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011

$10, general admission / $7 for YUM members, seniors, students

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Saturday, April 26th, 2014, 1 p.m.

G-Sharp Duo

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata in B-flat Major for violin and keyboard, Wq. 77 (1763)
MOZART – Sonata in B-flat Major for violin and piano, K. 484 (1784)
WEBERN – Four Pieces for violin and piano, op. 7 (1910)
BRAHMS – Sonata no. 2 in A Major for violin and piano, op. 100 (1886)

The Steinway Hall – The Henry Z Room (2nd floor)
109 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

General Admission (cash at the door): $20, adults / $15, students and seniors

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, April 27th, 2014, 5 p.m.

G-Sharp Duo

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata in B-flat Major for violin and keyboard, Wq. 77 (1763)
MOZART – Sonata in B-flat Major for violin and piano, K. 484 (1784)
WEBERN – Four Pieces for violin and piano, op. 7 (1910)
BRAHMS – Sonata no. 2 in A Major for violin and piano, op. 100 (1886)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Saturday, May 17th, 2014, 5 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

CPE BACH – Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6 (1786)
HAYDN – Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4 (1789)
CPE BACH – Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65 / 17, H. 47 (1746)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major (“Quasi una Fantasia“), op. 27, no. 1 (1800/01)
CPE BACH – 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne, Wq. 118 / 9, H. 263 (1778)
ALKAN – Le festin d’Ésope (Aesop’s Feast) Theme and Variations in E minor, op. 39, no. 12 (1857)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, May 18th, 2014, 3 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

CPE BACH – Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6 (1786)
HAYDN – Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4 (1789)
CPE BACH – Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65 / 17, H. 47 (1746)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major (“Quasi una Fantasia“), op. 27, no. 1 (1800/01)
CPE BACH – 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne, Wq. 118 / 9, H. 263 (1778)
ALKAN – Le festin d’Ésope (Aesop’s Feast) Theme and Variations in E minor, op. 39, no. 12 (1857)

Eastchester Public Library
11 Oakridge Place
Eastchester, NY 10709

FREE Admission

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, June 8, 2014, 5 p.m.

Dominique Soucy, flute
Yelena Grinberg, piano

All-Baroque Program

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Monday, June 23, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

CPE BACH – Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6 (1786)
HAYDN – Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4 (1789)
CPE BACH – Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65 / 17, H. 47 (1746)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major (“Quasi una Fantasia“), op. 27, no. 1 (1800/01)
CPE BACH – 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne, Wq. 118 / 9, H. 263 (1778)
ALKAN – Le festin d’Ésope (Aesop’s Feast) Theme and Variations in E minor, op. 39, no. 12 (1857)

Private Venue, New York, NY

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Saturday, June 28th, 2014, 1 pm

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker and pianist

CPE BACH – Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6 (1786)
HAYDN – Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4 (1789)
CPE BACH – Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65 / 17, H. 47 (1746)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major (“Quasi una Fantasia“), op. 27, no. 1 (1800/01)
CPE BACH – 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne, Wq. 118 / 9, H. 263 (1778)
ALKAN – Le festin d’Ésope (Aesop’s Feast) Theme and Variations in E minor, op. 39, no. 12 (1857)

The Steinway Hall – The Henry Z Room (2nd floor)
109 W. 57th Street,
New York, NY 10019

General Admission (cash at the door): $20, adults / $15, students and seniors

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, June 29, 2014, 5 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

CPE BACH – Fantasia in C Major, Wq. 61/6 (1786)
HAYDN – Fantasia (Capriccio) in C Major, Hob. XVII: 4 (1789)
CPE BACH – Sonata in G minor, Wq. 65 / 17, H. 47 (1746)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 13 in E-flat Major (“Quasi una Fantasia“), op. 27, no. 1 (1800/01)
CPE BACH – 12 Variations on Folie d’Espagne, Wq. 118 / 9, H. 263 (1778)
ALKAN – Le festin d’Ésope (Aesop’s Feast) Theme and Variations in E minor, op. 39, no. 12 (1857)

Harvardwood Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

 

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach & Strauss

Sunday, September 7, 2014, 5 p.m. – SOLD OUT!

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata no. 1 in C Major for viola de gamba and keyboard, Wq. 136, H. 558 (1745)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata no. 3 in A Major for piano and cello, op. 69 (1807/08)
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LISZT – Elegie No. 1, arr. for cello and piano, S. 130 (1874)
STRAUSS – Sonata in F Major for cello and piano, op. 6 (1883)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Friday, October 17th, 2014, 7 p.m.

G-Sharp Duo~

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

All-Fantasie Program

C.P.E. BACH – Phantasie-Sonate for violin and keyboard in F-sharp minor, H. 536 (1787)
FRANCK – Recitativo – Fantasia from Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Major (1886)
MESSIAEN – Fantaisie for violin and piano (1933)
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SCHOENBERG – Phantasie for violin and piano, op. 47 (1949)
SCHUBERT – Fantasia in C Major for violin and piano, D. 934 (1827)

Klavierhaus
119 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019

General Admission: $20 / Students & Seniors with valid ID: $15
Cash only at the door

Light refreshments will be served following the performance

Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, October 19th, 2014, 5 p.m. – SOLD OUT!

G-Sharp Duo~

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

All-Fantasie Program

C.P.E. BACH – Phantasie-Sonate for violin and keyboard in F-sharp minor, H. 536 (1787)
FRANCK – Recitativo – Fantasia from Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Major (1886)
MESSIAEN – Fantaisie for violin and piano (1933)
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SCHOENBERG – Phantasie for violin and piano, op. 47 (1949)
SCHUBERT – Fantasia in C Major for violin and piano, D. 934 (1827)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series

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Guitar Masterworks

Sunday, October 26th, 2014, 5 p.m.

Simon Powis, guitar

A. COECK – Constellations (1969)
W. WALTON – Five Bagatelles (1971)
L. BROUWER – Sonata (1939) – Fandangos y Boleros, Sarabanda de Scriabin, La Toccata de Pasquini
J. S. BACH – Ciaconna in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. for guitar by Simon Powis) (1720)
I. ALBENIZ – Granada, op. 47; Cordoba, op. 232; Sevilla, op. 47 (1886-87)
R. DYENS – Libra Sonatine – India, Laro, Fuoco

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

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Brahms and His Friends

Sunday, November 16th, 2014, 5 p.m.

Edward Klorman, viola
Yelena Grinberg, piano

JOACHIM – Romance in C Major for viola and piano (1852)
FUCHS – Sonata in D minor for viola and piano, op. 86 (1899)
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SCHUMANN – Marchenbilder for viola and piano, op. 113 (1851)
BRAHMS – Sonata in E-flat Major for piano and viola, op. 120, no. 2 (1894)

Harvardwood (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-cheese reception will follow the concert

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach & Strauss

Sunday, November 23rd, 2014, 5 p.m.

G-Sharp Duo~

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata in C Minor for violin and keyboard, Wq. 78 (1763)
BEETHOVEN – Sonata in E-flat Major for piano and violin, op. 12, no. 3 (1797/98)
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WAGNER – Albumblatt (Romanze) in C Major for violin and piano, WWV 64 (1861)
STRAUSS – Sonata in E-flat Major for violin and piano, op. 18 (1887/88)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

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Celebrating C.P.E. Bach at 300

Sunday, December 7, 2014, 5 p.m.

Michael Haas, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano

C.P.E. BACH – Sonata no. 2 in D Major for viola de gamba and keyboard, Wq. 137, H. 559 (1746)
MENDELSSOHN – Sonata no. 1 in B-flat Major for piano and cello, op. 45 (1838)
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DVORAK – Waldesruhe (Silent Woods) for piano and cello, op. 68, no. 5 (1884)
BRAHMS – Sonata No. 2 in F Major for piano and cello, op. 99 (1886)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

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Flights of Fancy in F-Sharp

Saturday, December 13th, 2014, 3 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

C.P.E. BACH – Free Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Wq. 67 (1787)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major (A Therese), op. 78 (1809)
MENDELSSOHN – Fantasy in F-sharp minor (Sonate Ecossaise), op. 28 (1833)
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SCHUMANN – Romance in F-sharp Major, op. 28, no. 2 (1839)
SCHUMANN – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor (“Grosse Sonate”), op. 11 (1832-35)

Eastchester Public Library
11 Oakridge Place
Eastchester, NY 10709

FREE Admission

Flights of Fancy in F-Sharp

Sunday, December 14th, 2014, 5 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & piano

C.P.E. BACH – Free Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Wq. 67 (1787)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major (A Therese), op. 78 (1809)
MENDELSSOHN – Fantasy in F-sharp minor (Sonate Ecossaise), op. 28 (1833)
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SCHUMANN – Romance in F-sharp Major, op. 28, no. 2 (1839)
SCHUMANN – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor (“Grosse Sonate”), op. 11 (1832-35)

Grinberg Classical Salon Series (Private Home Residence on Upper West Side)

A wine-and-food reception will follow the performance

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