THE LEARNING CURVE Fall 2011
Art History, Archaeology, Astronomy, History, Literature, Philosophy, Music

Masters & Muses: Composers
and the Instrumentalists Who Inspired Them

Musical composition throughout the centuries is often the fortuitous result of a composer experiencing a performer in concert. The instrument’s sound, its potentiality hinted at or revealed  by the virtuoso, these combustible components and more may ignite the composer to write for an instrument he had never before considered.  In six sessions we will explore this bond between composer and the performer that is at the heart of many of the world’s most beloved compositions

Week 1: Johann Sebastian Bach & cellist Christian Bernhard Linike (cello suites)
Week 2: Franz Schubert & baritione Johann Michael Vogl (songs)
Week 3:  Johannes Brahms & clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld (sonatas, trio and quintet)
Week 4: Bela Bartok & violinist Josef Szigeti (Rhapsody & Contrasts)
Week 5: Samuel Barber & pianist Vladimir Horowitz (Excursions and sonata)
Week 6:  Benjamin Britten & cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (solo suites, sonata, concerto)
When: Tuesdays, Jan 31 – Mar 6, 9:30-11:30am
Where: St. Philip’s Plaza (See locations page for details)
Cost: $135 (6 sessions)

Instructor: Harry Clark, cellist and playwright, creates an extraordinary interweaving of music and biography. Cofounder and artistic director of Chamber Music PLUS, and a founding member of the Clark-Schuldman Duo, Harry Clark and his partner Sanda Schuldman have been heard on every important stage in America and served as artists-in-residence at Quinnipiac University for eleven seasons.

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