The Music of Friends

Although chamber music enjoys a rich history and a highly varied and colorful repertoire, it is frequently the last musical genre to be “discovered”—by performers and listeners alike.  Perhaps it is the “bigger is better” culture in which we live.  Yet, with experience, players and listeners begin to revel in the subtleties and refinements of chamber music, finding joy in its very smallness and intimacy, and in its unique powers of expression. 

It may be the very intimacy of chamber music—intimacy both in its mode of expression and in its places of performance—that has contributed to its growing popularity in recent years.  To put this intimacy another way, chamber music is often called “the music of friends.”

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