Radnofsky 2014 Residency at UC San Diego

Date: January 13, 2014
Venue: Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD
Performed by Radnofsky Quartet

Philipp Staudlin - soprano saxophone
Kenneth Radnofsky - alto saxophone
Eliot Gattegno - tenor saxophone
Eric Alexander Hewitt - baritone saxophone

Recording engineer and mastering: Josef Kucera

Palindromic Study I (2014) for saxophone quartet [excerpt]

String Quartet in F major, opus 135 [1826] Ludwig van Beethoven
 (1770-1827)
 I. Allegretto
 II. Vivace
 III. Assai lento, cantante e tranquillo
 IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto; Allegro

Jeff Thayer and Jisun Yang, violins
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Charles Curtis, cello
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"So The Last Shall Be The First..."

In October 2010, Camera Lucida performed the very last string quartet of Beethoven, the Quartet in F major, Opus 135. Not only the last of his string quartets, Opus 135 is in fact Beethoven's last full composition, completed in October 1826, months before his death. With that performance, Camera Lucida initiated an extended survey of all sixteen quartets of Beethoven – not in one weekend, or in one season, but over years. In certain years we presented only one quartet; in some, more than one. These complex, intensely demanding works were situated in the familiar habitat of music by Haydn, Schubert, Dvorak, Brahms, surrounded by the avatars of that intoxicating and abundant world, 19th century European chamber music. We programmed the Beethoven cycle, perversely, in backwards order, from the last to the first, working in reverse historical time, but forwards in lived time. We hoped to trace the mysteries of this music back to its beginnings, from the enigmas of the late quartets, to the almost embarrassing opulence and exhibitionism of the middle quartets, back to the initial salvo of six quartets published as Opus 18 in 1801. The penultimate installment of our cycle was the Quartet in c minor, Opus 18 No. 4, on February 10, 2020. And then the world pandemic stopped us in our tracks.

Camera Lucida returns on Monday, November 7 to the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall to complete our task. As the last chapter in this quixotic endeavor, 12 years after its inception, we will present the very first of Beethoven's quartets, the String Quartet in (again!) F major, Opus 18 No. 1.

Our program includes the Piano Trio in E-flat major of Haydn, as well as Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A major. We rejoice in welcoming you back to our concert hall, and to the sounds, vibrations, and shimmering resonances of the illuminated chamber, Camera Lucida.

Monday, November 7, 2022
Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
7:30 PM

Camera Lucida
Reiko Uchida, piano
Jeff Thayer and Wes Precourt, violins
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Charles Curtis, cello

Haydn:  Piano Trio in E-flat major, Hob XV:30
Beethoven:  String Quartet in F major, Opus 18 Nr. 1
Dvorak:  Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Opus 81

[link to the Beethoven Quartet in F major, opus 135, in a live performance by Camera Lucida in October 2010.]

CameraLucida: Beethoven The String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

ensemble dal niente in 45th Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik

Live recording from the concert for IMD "Ensemble 2010" project
July 28, 2010
Orangerie Hall, Darmstadt

Shanna Gutiérrez, flute
Alejandro Acierto, clarinet
Ammie Brod, viola
Chris Wild, cello
Mabel Kwan, piano

Marino Formenti, Project Director

http://dalniente.com/season/0910.html


...Sonic Engraving of The Last Sigh... (2010) for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, and piano

Premiered by UCSD Bass Ensemble (Mark Dresser, Matthew Kline, Kyle Motl, Thomas Babin, Timothy McNally), conducted by Yeung-ping Chen

Live recording- March 6, 2015
Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

Sonic Engraving II - Stretch of Light (2013-15) for contrabass quintet

Christopher Rountree (conductor)
Scott Paulson (UC San Diego Geisel Carillon), Red Fish Blue Fish, and La Jolla Symphony Orchestra

Commissioned by Steven Schick
2015 Thomas Nee Commission Award

The Moon in La Jolla (2015) for string quartet, percussion quartet, telematic carillon and orchestra

World premiere at Festival d'Avignon, Palais Royal on July 11, 2010

Commissioned by Swiss Contemporary Duo UMS n' JIP (Ulrike Mayer-Spohn and Javier Hagen)  

Fellow of the China Project: http://china.umsnjip.ch/oeuvres.html

My CDHѐ4

A Silent Tree (2010) for counter-tenor and recorder with interactive electronics

Premiered by Yeung-ping Chen and HKAPA Academy Ensemble (Recital Hall; Apr 6, 2009)

Clarinet - John, Sze-chun Young
Cello - Jian Nan
Sheng - Yan-chiu Leung
Zheng - Chin King
Percussion - Ivan Wan

Conducted by Yeung-ping Chen

Bie' 別 II (2009) for Bb clarinet, sheng, cello, zheng and percussion

Studio Recording from Pierrot Lunaire Centennial@ UC San Diego.
April 22, 2012
Conrad Prebys Concert Hall

Soprano:
Jessica Aszodi

Project Ensemble:
Rachel Beetz, flute
Samuel Ekkehardt Dunscombe, clarinet
Travis Maril, violin/viola
Jennifer Bewerse, cello
Stephen Lewis, piano
Jonathan Hepfer, conductor

Susan Narucki and Philippe Manoury, Project Directors

Stars and Moon. Cloud and You. (2012) for Pierrot ensemble

In Memory of Stefano Scodanibbio (1956-2012)
Premiered by Mark Dresser and UCSD Bass Ensemble.

Prelude of Light (2012) for contrabass quintet

Elizabeth Meeker (Trumpet)
Kimberly Hain, Natalie Schenker, Travis Maril, Erica Erenyi (String Quartet)
Yeung-ping Chen (Conductor)

Accompanying video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ3ScKsbRhw (Edited by Kyle Johnson)

Stillness in the Fragmentized Twirls (2011) trumpet and string quartet

JACK 2013 Residency at UC San Diego

Date: February 13, 2013
Venue: Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UCSD
Performed by JACK Quartet

Christopher Otto - 1st violin
Ari Streisfeld - 2nd violin
John Pickford Richards - viola
Kevin McFarland - cello

Recording engineer and mastering: Josef Kucera

Sonic Engraving I - Fugue of Distances (2013) for string quartet

UC San Diego's Department of Music publishes a series of annual Sound Check compilations featuring works by graduate composers and performers. Each issue is curated by individual faculty members, representing a specific conceptual window into the Department's activities. They are available by digital download at the Department's website and on CD by mailorder.

CameraLucida: Beethoven The String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

UC San Diego MUSIC

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