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ARTISTRY IN STRINGS
Music of Holst, Part, Tippet and Mendelssohn

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Digital Program

Concert First Half

Gustav Holst St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29, No. 2
Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Michael Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme by Corelli

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Concert Second Half

Felix Mendelssohn Sinfonia (String Symphony) No. 9 in C Major, “Swiss”

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STEAMED DUMPLINGS

How dumplings inspired Mendelssohn to write a famous work
Here’s the story: according to Carl Baermann’s 1882 Erinnerungen eines alten Musikanten (Memories of an Old Musician):In addition to being prominent clarinet virtuosi, German clarinet Heinrich Baermann (for whom Weber wrote his clarinet concerti) and his son Carl Baermann were also apparently skilled in the kitchen. Specifically, they were known for making delicious dumplings and strudel.  Heinrich and Carl were also good friends with Felix Mendelssohn, and the three met up in Berlin on December 30, 1832 when the Baermanns were in town for some performances.  As it so happened, Mendelssohn was a big fan of steamed dumplings (dampfnudeln) and strudel (Rahmstrudel). In fact, he loved them. He had enjoyed these Austro-Bavarian specialties while in Munich, but he couldn’t find them anywhere in Berlin, where he was currently living. So, when the three were making plans to hang out, Mendelssohn asked the Baermanns to make him some dumplings and strudel.The Baermanns agreed on one condition – that Mendelssohn must write them a piece.  That piece was the famous Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113 for clarinet, basset horn, and piano. Mendelssohn wrote a draft while the Baermanns cooked, and they read through it that evening.

Dampfnudeln RECIPE

Gustav Holst
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

Foods of Gloucestershire

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett
Cornwall and Suffolk, UK

English Tea Time

Arvo Pärt
Paide, Järva County, Estonia

Estonian Cooking

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Chamber Orchestra of the Springs · Holst St. Paul’s Suite

Chamber Orchestra of the Springs · Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

Chamber Orchestra of the Springs · Tippett Fantasia Concertante on a Theme by Corelli

Chamber Orchestra of the Springs · Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 9 in C Major

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