EPISODE · Feb 24, 2025 · 58 MIN

Episode 110: The Romantic Generation

from Heifetz on Air · host Heifetz Institute

Borrowing our title from the landmark book by Charles Rosen, this episode celebrates the major composers of the so-called Romantic Generation, brought to life in HeifetzLand.  Featuring works by Robert Schumann, Fryderyk Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn, and more.   Niccolò Paganini: Andante Cantabile Willard Carter, cello (UK); Yoon Lee, piano (New York, NY) Virtual Recording Heifetz Institute recording | 08.08.2020   Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II.Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer Nicholas Tsang, cello; Seonmi Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.12.2022   Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 [excerpt] Beilin Han, Yoon Lee, piano four-hands Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.17.2022   Fryderyk Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Allegro moderato Boubacar Diallo, cello; Yoon Lee, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.03.2022   Paganini, arr. Fritz Kreisler: La Campanella, Op. 6 Mark Kaplan, violin; Dina Vainshtain, piano; Jingxuan Zhang, bells Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.08.2019   Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109 [excerpt] Juan-Salvador Carrasco, cello; Lynne Mackey, piano South Market Stage, Grace Christian School, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 04.22.2022   Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 IV. Allegro molto vivace Theo Bockhorst, violin 1; Yangxin Song, violin 2; Bela Horvath, viola 1; Stephen Adam Savage, viola 2; Hannah Roberts, cello Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University Heifetz Institute Recording | 06.27.2024