JOHANNES BRAHMS: CLASSICAL INCLINATIONS IN A ROMANTIC AGE A series of fourteen recitals with pianist Ian Hobson and colleagues 1. Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Benzaquen Hall Brahms: Scherzo in E flat minor, Op. 4 Ian Hobson, piano Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23 for piano four hands Ian Hobson, piano, Claude Hobson, piano ----------- Brahms : Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 Ian Hobson, piano 2. Thursday, September 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Benzaquen Hall Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 2 Ian Hobson, piano Hungarian Dances, Book 1: Nos. 1 – 5 arranged for solo piano Ian Hobson, piano ----------- Brahms: Hungarian Dances, Book 2: Nos. 6 – 10 arranged for solo piano Ian Hobson, piano Hungarian Dances, Book 3-4: Nos. 11 – 21 for piano four hands Ian Hobson, piano, Edward Rath, piano 3. Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m.,Benzaquen Hall J.S.Bach/Brahms: Chaconne in D minor arranged for piano left hand Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, arranged by Theodor Kirchner for piano four hands Ian Hobson, piano, Samir Golescu, piano ---------- Brahms : Theme and Variations in D minor arranged for piano from the B flat sextet for strings, Op. 18 Ian Hobson, piano J.S.Bach/Brahms: Presto in G minor arranged for piano (two versions) Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Six Baroque Movements Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Three Little Pieces Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Five Arrangements Ian Hobson, piano 4. Thursday, September 26, 2013, 7 :30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9 Ian Hobson, piano Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 Ian Hobson, piano 5. Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1 Ian Hobson, piano Four Ballades, Op. 10 Ian Hobson, piano --------- Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op. 76 Ian Hobson, piano 6. Thursday, October 3, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39 for piano four hands Ian Hobson, piano, Rochelle Sennet, piano Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21, No. 2 Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47, arranged by Brahms for piano four hands Ian Hobson, piano, Rochelle Sennet, piano 7. Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ian Hobson, piano Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Bernhard Scully, horn, Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ian Hobson, piano 8. Thursday, October 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Igor Kalnin, violin, Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1in G minor, Op. 25 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano 9. Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Benzaquen Hall Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (revised version) Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano 10. Thursday, October 24, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 J. David Harris, clarinet, Dmitry Kouzov, cello, Ian Hobson, piano Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 Dmitry Kouzov, cello, Ian Hobson, piano -------- Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120 J. David Harris, clarinet, Ian Hobson, piano Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Dmitry Kouzov, cello, Ian Hobson, piano 11. Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Benzaquen Hall Brahms: Scherzo from F-A-E sonata (Sonatensatz) Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Ian Hobson, piano Piano Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 26 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ko Iwasaki, cello, Ian Hobson, piano 12. Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Benzaquen Hall Brahms: Fantasias, Op. 116 Ian Hobson, piano --------- Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Ian Hobson, piano 13. Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ian Hobson, piano Piano Pieces, Op. 118 Ian Hobson, piano ---------- Brahms-Erdélyi: Viola Sonata in D major arranged by Csaba Erdélyi from the Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78 Csaba Erdélyi, viola, Ian Hobson, piano 14. Thursday, November 14, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Cary Hall Brahms: Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 Ian Hobson, piano Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book 1 Ian Hobson, piano --------- Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book 2 Ian Hobson, piano Piano Pieces, Op. 119 Ian Hobson, piano # # # # # # .