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BRAHMS – Piano Quartet in G Minor

BRIDGE – Phantasie Piano Quartet

BRUCH – Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano

GINASTERA – Duo for flute and violin

MAHLER – Piano Quartet

MOZART – Flute Quartet

MOZART – Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano

Sample Programs:
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Please Note: The American Chamber Players generally tour with five players. Our primary configuration is piano quartet plus flute. We also tour with piano quartet plus clarinet, and we offer programs with guest artists. Our program offerings vary: many different program combinations are possible, drawing from the works listed below and from a broad range of other works and instrumental combinations. Programs offered may depend on artist availability and tour programming.


1.

      Martinu                         Trio for flute, cello, and piano, H. 300 (1944)
      Armand Merck              Dialogue for violin and viola (1956)
      Beethoven                     Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” for flute, violin, and viola, WoO 28
      Brahms                         Quartet No. 1 in G Minor for piano and strings, Op. 25


2.

      Mozart                          Quartet in A Major for flute and strings, K. 298
      Bloch                            Concertino for flute, viola, and piano (1948) 
      Paul Schoenfield            Three Bagatelles for flute, cello, and piano (2007)
      Mendelssohn                Quartet in B Minor for piano and strings, Op. 3


3.

      Haydn                          “London” Trio No. 3 in G Major, for flute, violin, and cello
      Guillaume Lekeu            Quartet in B Minor for piano and strings (1894)
      Gabriel Pierné               Sonata da Camera for flute, cello, and piano (1926) 
      Mozart                          Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major for piano and strings, K. 493


4.


With Guest Mezzo-Soprano
      Mozart                          Quartet in D Major for flute and strings, K. 285
      Frank Bridge                 Three Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano (1906-07)
      Fauré                            Four Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano
      Madeleine Dring            Trio for flute, violin, and piano (1968)
      Fauré                            Quartet No. 1 in C Minor for piano and strings, Op. 15


5.

A Program of French Music
      Philippe Gaubert           Three Watercolors for flute, cello, and piano (1926)
      Ravel                            Sonata in C Major for violin and cello (1922)
      Maurice Duruflé            Prelude, Recitative, and Variations for flute, viola, and piano, Op. 3
      Fauré                            Quartet No. 2 in G Minor for piano and strings, Op. 45

6.

      Milhaud                        Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano (1937)
      Brahms                         Trio in A Minor for clarinet, cello, and piano, Op. 114
      Max Raimi                    Four Songs for clarinet, viola, and piano (1988) (An ACP Commission)
      Fauré                            Quartet No. 1 in C Minor for piano and strings, Op. 15


7.

      Bruch                           Three Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 83
      Guillaume Lekeu            Quartet in B Minor for piano and strings (1894)
      Stravinsky                     Suite from L’histoire du soldat,, for clarinet, violin, and piano (1919)
      Mozart                          Quartet No. 1 in G Minor for piano and strings, K. 478


8.

With Additional Violin
      Gabriel Pierné               Sonata da Camera for flute, cello, and piano (1926) 
      Martinu                         Serenata II for two violins and viola (1932)
      Bruch                           Three Pieces for violin, viola, and piano, Op. 83
      Arthur Foote                 “A Night Piece” for flute and string quartet (1918)
      Schumann                     Quintet in Eb Major for piano and strings, Op. 44


9.

With Additional Violin
      Mozart                          Quintet in A Major for clarinet and strings, K. 522
      Bruce Saylor                  Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano (1988) (An ACP Commission)
      Bloch                            Quintet No. 1 for piano and strings (1921-23)


10.

With Guest Double Bass
      Martinu                         Trio for flute, cello, and piano, H. 300 (1944)
      Maurice Duruflé            Prelude, Recitative, and Variations for flute, viola, and piano, Op. 3
      Rossini                         Duet in D Major for cello and double bass
      Schubert                       Quintet in A Major for piano and strings, D. 667 (“Trout” Quintet)


11.

Special Program, featuring
      Beethoven                     Septet in Eb Major for winds and strings, Op. 20


12.

A Program of Music by Ernest Bloch
      Méditation Hébraïque for cello and piano
      Suite Modale for flute and piano
      Sonata No. 2 (Poème Mystique) for violin and piano
      Concertino for flute, viola, and piano
      Quintet No. 1 for piano and strings

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