Live from the 92nd Street Y: The Czechs

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Sara Fishko digs into the audio archives of the 92nd Street Y to bring us the greatest live performances from the stage of the Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall. Tonight, it's a program of music from Central Europe, with Dvořák's Quintet in E-flat, featuring Chamber Music at the Y's artistic director Jaime Laredo, and Martinů's Cello Sonata No. 3, performed by a Y favorite, Steven Isserlis.

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DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97
        Arnold Steinhardt, violin
        Michael Tree, violin
        Jaime Laredo, viola
        John Dalley, viola
        Ronald Leonard, cello
        Performance date: Wed, Dec 15, 2004

MARTINŮ: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3, H. 340
        Steven Isserlis, cello
        Ana-Maria Vera, piano
        Performance date: Tue, Feb 7, 2006

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