Boston Chamber Music Society presents Beethoven, Canal, Brahms

Sunday | September 27, 2026 | 3:00pm
Sanders Theatre
 

Ludwig van Beethoven, Clarinet Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano

Marguerite Canal, Violin Sonata (1922)
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Max Levinson, piano

Johannes Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Max Levinson, piano

Beethoven’s early Clarinet Trio opens with an assertive unison statement, unfolding into classical sonata forms and concluding with the witty variations based on a popular opera aria then that earned it the nickname Gassenhauer (“street song”). / Marguerite Canal’s highly expressive 1922 Violin Sonata is a hidden French gem blending post-Romantic lyricism with Impressionist colors, moving from a tender opening to a virtuosic finale. / Brahms’s monumental Piano Quartet No. 1 builds a vast musical world from a compact theme, featuring a dreamlike Intermezzo favored by Clara Schumann and a fiery, Hungarian-style Rondo alla Zingara finale.

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