Yellow Barn

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Past event (2020)

Composer Portrait: Mario Davidovsky (1934-2019)

Thursday, July 23 | 7:30pm
International broadcast at 2:00pm on July 24

Mario Davidovsky (1934-2019)

Synchronisms No. 3 for Cello and Electronic Sounds (1964)
Coleman Itzkoff, cello

Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sounds (1970)
Seth Knopp, piano

Synchronisms No. 9 for Violin and Electronic Sounds (1988)
Alice Ivy-Pemberton, violin

Synchronisms No. 11 for Contrabass and Electronic Sounds (2005)
Lizzie Burns, double bass

Synchronisms No.12 for Clarinet and Electronic Sounds (2016)
Yasmina Spiegelberg, clarinet

With words from Mario and remembrances from Curtis Macomber, Susan Narucki, and Shulamit Ran

This program is performed without intermission and is approximately 60 minutes in length.

View and print the program and program notes for this concert


Audio

Davidovsky Interview Part I

Mario speaks of his first memories of composing from 70 years ago, and his earliest musical influences.

Davidovsky Interview Part II

Seth asks Mario about the relationship between heart and mind in his music, and the process of composing his quartet.

Davidovsky Interview Part III

Mario reminisces about a piece that he once thought he would write, and expresses his desire for what comes next.

Quartetto No. 3

Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934) Quartetto No. 3 (2002). Annie Rabbat, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Tanya Ell, cello; Lin Tung, piano — 2005 Summer Season (Although the final note of “Quartteto” was accidentally cut off during its taping, Mario loved this performance so much that we felt we should allow others to hear it as well.)

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