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Arensky Cello Quartet

Anton Arensky's (Rachmaninoff's teacher) magnificent String Quartet No. 2 scored for two cellos [!], viola and violin is performed by members of the Alden and Delphi Trios (Yuri Kye, violin, Brady Anderson and Michelle Kwon, cellos) and Aaron Rosengaus, viola. Plus two Haydn barytone (a cross between a lute and a gamba) trios.

Anton Stepanovitch Arenski [ ] (1861-1906) was a student of Rimsky-Korsakov and the teacher of Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. The "cello" quartet Opus 35 is a very rare work. It is dedicated to the memory of Tchaikovsky, Arensky's friend and mentor. The first part opens and closes with the theme of an orthodox psalm, the central movement are variations on Tchaikovskys song "Legend" (Op.54) while the Finale gives way to a folksong celebrating the majesty of the Tsar (previously used by Mussorgsky in Boris Godonov).

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405 Shrader, San Francisco's intimate concert hall (40 seats), is at the corner of Oak and Shrader on the Panhandle (near GG Park). Concerts, about 50 minutes in length, begin at 7 PM, there is no late seating. You are offered an aperitif wine.

For more information about artists and programs at 405 Shrader please consult www.405Shrader.com.