It was inevitable that the Boston Symphony - hailed as "The Aristocrat of Orchestras" in the early '60s by RCA Victor, it's long-time record company - would spin off an ensemble from it's elite roster of principals. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players were duly launched in 1964 during the Austrian conductor Erich Leinsdorf's music directorship. Starting that October, RCA Victor recorded them regularly in Symphony Hall until the orchestra changed labels at the end of decade. By then, ten LPs of chamber music had been issued in four critically acclaimed releases. Sony Classical is now pleased to present all these recordings for the first time on album. The BSO's ensemble of first-chair players is led here by it's patrician concertmaster Joseph Silverstein, one of the finest American violinists of his generation as well as a highly regarded conductor and teacher. It also features such illustrious BSO principals as oboist Ralph Gomberg, flautist Doriot Anthony Dwyer, violist Burton Fine and cellist Jules Eskin, as well as two distinguished guest artists: Claude Frank and Richard Goode sharing honors in the works with piano. RCA Victor recorded these outstanding musicians in a wide spectrum of repertoire, and each LP release represented a judicious balance of classical and modern works, both European and American.
Quartet For Flute, Violin, Viola, And Cello No.1 In D Major K 285
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
1-1 I Allegro 5:05
1-2 II Adagio - Attacca 2:50
I-3 III Rondeau 4:23
Quartet For Oboe, Violin, Viola, And Cello In F Major K370 (368b)
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
1-4 I Allegro 4:33
1-5 II Adagio 3:17
1-6 III Rondeau. Allegro 4:27
Quartet For Piano, Violin, Viola And Cello No. 3 In C Minor Op. 60
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
Piano – Claude Frank
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
1-7 I Allegro Non Troppo 11:08
1-8 II Scherzo. Allegro 4:25
1-9 III Andante 10:01
1-10 IV Finale. Allegro Comodo 11:20
Serenade For Flute, Violin And Viola In D Major Op. 25
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
2-1 I Entrata. Allegro 2:36
2-2 II Tempo Ordinario D'un Menuetto – Trio I – Trio II 3:21
2-3 III Allegro Molto – Coda 2:02
2-4 IV Andante – Var. I – Var. II – Coda 6:22
2-5 V Allegro Scherzando E Vivace 1:42
2-6 VI Adagio - Allegro Vivace E Disinvolto 5:18
Fantasia For String Trio
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Irving Fine
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
2-7 I Adagio Ma Non Troppo 3:37
2-8 II Scherzo. Allegro Molto Ritmico 5:52
2-9 III Lento Assai Tranquilo 5:18
Vitebsk (Study On A Jewish Theme For Violin, Cello And Piano)
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Aaron Copland
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
(12:26)
1-10.1 I Lento Molto Marcato
1-10.2 II Subito Allegro Vivace
1-10.3 III Subito Grave
Woodwind Quintet For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon And Horn
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Elliott Carter
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
2-11 I Allegretto 3:48
2-12 II Allegro Giocoso 4:26
Divertimento For 9 Instruments
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Cello – Jules Eskin
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Walter Piston
Double Bass – Georges Moleux
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Alfred Krips, Joseph Silverstein
2-13 I Allegro ♩ = 186-192 3:31
2-14 II Tranquillo 𝅘𝅥𝅮 = 58 5:34
2-15 III Vivo ♩ = 112-116 2:30
Quartet For Piano, Violin, Viola And Cello In G Minor K 478
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano – Claude Frank
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
3-1 I Allegro 10:41
3-2 II Andante 7:13
3-3 III [Rondo: Allegro Moderato] 7:05
Quintet For Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon In E-flat Major K 452
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Piano – Claude Frank
3-4 I Largo – Allegro Moderato 10:13
3-5 II Larghetto 9:51
3-6 III Allegretto 5:26
Trio For Piano, Violin And Horn In E-flat Major Op. 40
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
Horn – James Stagliano
Piano – Claude Frank
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
4-1 I Andante 8:20
4-2 II Scherzo. Allegro – [Trio.] Molto Meno Allegro 7:39
4-3 III Adagio Mesto 8:15
4-4 IV Finale. Allegro Con Brio 6:39
4-5 Trio For Violin, Viola And Cello No.1 In B-flat Major D 471 (fragment) - Allegro
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Franz Schubert
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
7:38
Trio For Piano, Oboe And Bassoon FP 43
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Composed By – Francis Poulenc
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Piano – Claude Frank
5-1 I Presto. Lent – Presto 5:45
5-2 II Andante. Andante Con Moto 4:13
5-3 III Très Vif 3:13
3 Bagatelles For Oboe And Bassoon
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Composed By – Alexei Haieff
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
5-4 I Allegro 𝅘𝅥𝅭 = 84-92 2:57
5-5 II Andantino ♩ = 84 3:18
5-6 III Vivace (𝅘𝅥𝅭 = 152-160) 1:04
Bachianas Brasileiras No.6 For Flute And Bassoon
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
5-7 I Ária (Chôro) 4:09
5-8 II Fantasia. Allegro 5:45
5-9 Variations For 4 Drums And Viola - Introduction. Quasi Recitative – Var. I. Adagio – Var. II. Allegro – Var. III Lyrical – Var. IV. Andante Agitato – Tempo Di Marziale – Adagio Molto – Var. V. Scherzo – Finale
Composed By – Michael Colgrass
Drums – Everett Firth
Viola – Burton Fine
15:53
Quintet For Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello And Double Bass In A Major "The Trout" D 667
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Franz Schubert
Double Bass – Henry Portnoi
Piano – Richard Goode
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
6-1 I Allegro Vivace 8:47
6-2 II Andante 6:53
6-3 III Scherzo. Presto – Trio 3:57
6-4 IV Thema. Andantino – Var. I-V – Allegretto 7:42
6-5 V Finale – Allegro Giusto 6:06
Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello In B Major Op. 8 (Revised 1889 Version)
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
Piano – Richard Goode
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
6-6 I Allegro Con Brio 14:55
6-7 II Scherzo. Allegro Molto – Trio. Meno Allegro 6:45
6-8 III Adagio 9:20
6-9 IV Finale. Allegro 6:31
Sextet For Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn And Piano FP 100
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Francis Poulenc
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Piano – Richard Goode
7-1 I Allegro Vivace. Très Vite Et Emporté 7:45
7-2 II Divertissement. Andantio 4:24
7-3 III Finale. Prestissimo – Subito Très Lent
Concerto For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola And Piano Op. 24
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Anton Webern
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Piano – Richard Goode
Trombone – William Gibson (3)
Trumpet – Armando Ghitalla
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
(5:54)
7-4 I Etwas Lebhaft ♩ = Ca. 80 3:10
7-5 II Sehr Langsam 𝅗𝅥 = Ca. 40 3:12
7-6 Sehr Rasch 𝅗𝅥 = Ca. 120 1:28
Nonet No. 2 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Cello And Double Bass H. 374
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Bohuslav Martinů
Double Bass – Henry Portnoi
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
7-7 I Poco Allegro (𝅗𝅥 = 104) 4:34
7-8 II Andante 5:23
7-9 III Allegretto 4:52
Duettino Concertante For Flute And Percussion
Composed By – Ingolf Dahl
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Percussion – Everett Firth
7-10 I Alla Marcia 1:55
7-11 II Arioso Accompagnato 3:32
7-12 III Fughetta 1:16
7-13 IV Presto Finale 2:43
Trio For Piano, Violin and Cello In B Flat Major D 898
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Franz Schubert
Piano – Claude Frank
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
8-1 I Allegro Moderato 11:25
8-2 II Andante Un Poco Mosso 9:25
8-3 III Scherzo. Allegro – Trio 6:42
8-4 IV Rondo. Allegro Vivace – Presto 8:58
8-5 Pastorale Op. 147 For Oboe, Clarinet And Bassoon
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Darius Milhaud
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
4:31
Kleine Kammermusik = Little Chamber Music Op. 24/2 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Composed By – Paul Hindemith
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
8-6 I Lustig. Mäßig Schnelle Viertel (♩ = 112) 2:58
8-7 II Walzer. Durchweg Sehr Leise (𝅗𝅥. = 60) 2:08
8-8 III Ruhig Und Einfach. Achtel (𝅘𝅥𝅮 = 100) – In Gleichem 4:13
8-9 IV Schnelle Viertel (♩ = 152) 0:51
8-10 V Sehr Lebhaft (𝅘𝅥𝅮 = 132) 3:06
Nonet For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Violin, Viola, Cello And Double Bass In F Major Op .31
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Cello – Jules Eskin
Clarinet – Gino Cioffi
Composed By – Louis Spohr
Double Bass – Henry Portnoi
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
Viola – Burton Fine
Violin – Joseph Silverstein
9-1 I Allegro 8:17
9-2 II Scherzo. Allegro –Trio I – Trio II 6:40
9-3 III Adagio 7:37
9-4 IV Finale. Vivace 5:43
9-5 Concertino For Bassoon And String Trio
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Cello – Jules Eskin
Composed By – Wilson Coker
Viola – Burton Fine
6:20
Summer Music Op. 31 For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon
Bassoon – Sherman Walt
Composed By – Samuel Barber
Flute – Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Horn – James Stagliano
Oboe – Ralph Gomberg
(12:46)
9-6.1 Slow And Indolent ♩ = 44 – With Motion ♩ = 69
9-6.2 Faster ♩ = 69
9-6.3 Lively, Still Faster ♩ = 96 – As Before ♩ = 80
9-6.4 With Motion, As Before ♩ = 69 – Tempo I ♩ = 44 – Faster ♩ = 96 – Tempo I
9-6.5 Joyous And Flowing ♩ = 144 –
9-6.6 Tempo I – As Before
Chamber Music Discussion With Musical Illustrations
Narrator – Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Erich Leinsdorf, Joseph Silverstein, Peter Ustinov
10-1 Chamber Music Discussion Part 1 4:06
10-2 Serenade In D Major Op. 25 - IV Andante Con Variazioni (Excerpt)
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
1:21
10-3 Chamber Music Discussion Part 2 3:07
10-4 Piano Quartet No. 3 In C Minor Op. 60 - II Scherzo. Allegro (Excerpt)
Composed By – Johannes Brahms
0:40
10-5 Chamber Music Discussion Part 3 2:28
10-6 Flute Quartet No. 1 In D Major K 285 - I Allegro (Excerpt)
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1:25
10-7 Oboe Quartet In F Major, K 370 - II Adagio (Excerpt)
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2:01
10-8 Chamber Music Discussion Part 4 3:32
10-9 Fantasia For String Trio - I Adagio Ma Non Troppo (Excerpt)
Composed By – Irving Fine
0:38
10-10 Divertimento For Nine Instruments - III Vivo ♩ = 112-116 (Excerpt)
Composed By – Walter Piston
2:04
10-11 A Survey Of Chamber Music With Musical Illustrations
Narrator – Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Peter Ustinov
36:23
