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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 Avery Gagliano, piano Performed on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia Frédéric Chopin wrote his second piano sonata in his late twenties. Born in Poland, Chopin was a child prodigy, wrote primarily for solo piano, and built a solid reputation during his short life as a leading composer of the Romantic era. This sonata became a quick favorite among the public. Particularly, the “Marche funèbre” (“Funeral March”) instantly captivated audiences. Franz Liszt, a friend of Chopin, called it a movement “of such penetrating sweetness that we can scarcely deem it of this earth.” It was performed at Chopin’s funeral, and has also been a part of the funerals of Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, and Margaret Thatcher. The sonata immediately grabs attention in the its first movement (Grave) with slow, dramatic octaves, foreshadowing the weight of emotion to come. The movement quickly shifts into double time, introducing the first theme with a constant stream of notes. A serene second theme provides relief, and Chopin continues to develop this movement until it concludes with three very loud, fortississimo B-flat major chords. The Scherzo’s whirlwind of octaves, chromatics, and leaping chords gives way to sublime beauty in its middle section. The Funeral March, composed two years before the rest of the sonata, displays a dramatic character ranging from deep tragedy to heartbreaking beauty. The finale (Presto) ushers in a flurry of octaves, sweeping over the keyboard in a technical feat until the B-flat minor chord of its final destination. This sonata has long been a staple of the piano repertoire and is frequently performed in concert halls and piano competitions. Just this past month, Curtis student Avery Gagliano won first prize at the National Chopin Competition and, in preparation, performed this sonata as a part of the Curtis Student Recital Series. —Hannah Horine Learn more about this work: (http•••) #CurtisIsHere Have you been following Curtis Is Here? Take our short survey, make your voice heard, and help us make our music posts even better! (http•••)
Verdi Christine Goerke Kohn Richard Tucker Fischer Metropolitan Opera Lincoln Center 2015
Verdi: Don Carlo "O don fatale" Christine Goerke Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Maestro Eugene Kohn Richard Tucker Gala Avery Fischer Hall NY 01.XI.2015 PBS/Live from the Lincoln Center NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED
David Daniels Rossini Julius Rudel Richard Tucker Avery Fisher Hall 1997
David Daniels performs "Oh Patria!... Tu che accendi questo core... Di tanti palpiti" from Tancredi by Rossini. Julius Rudel conducting. Richard Tucker Foundation Gala, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 1997.
André Watts Seiji Ozawa Rachmaninoff Leonard Bernstein Fleischer Norton Nagano Beethoven Hideo Saito Charles Munch Koussevitzky Herbert Karajan Matsumoto New York Philharmonic Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan Opera Vienna State Opera Tanglewood Ravinia Festival Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto 1602 1935 1959 1964 1965 1968 1969 1970 1973 1976 1988 1992 1998 2002 2010 2011 2015
I. Allegro ma non tanto (D minor) 0:06 II. Intermezzo: Adagio (A Major-D♭ Major-C♯ Major) 16:02 III. Finale: Alla breve (D minor-D Major) 25:50 Andre Watts, piano Seiji Ozawa, conductor New York Philharmonic Orchestra ANDRE WATTS: "André Watts is a German-born American pianist who was known for a surpassing technique and understated manner that made him a favoured concert performer. Watts was the son of an African American soldier and a Hungarian mother. At age nine he made his debut at a Philadelphia Orchestra children’s concert. He attracted wide attention when at age 16 he performed on television under conductor Leonard Bernstein. Though already a mature musician, he chose to continue study with Leon Fleischer. In 1976 he gave a concert that was the first live television broadcast of a solo recital in history. His popularity continued into the 21st century. Watts was the recipient of numerous honours, including the Avery Fisher Prize (1988) and the National Medal of Arts (2011)." SEIJI OZAWA: "American orchestra conductor Seiji Ozawa is noted for his energetic style and sweeping performances of 19th-century Western symphonic works. Among the honors he received throughout his career were two Emmy Awards for his performances on public television specials, the French Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, and honorary doctorates in music from Harvard University, the University of Massachusetts, the New England Conservatory of Music, and Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. In February 1998 he joined musicians around the world via satellite link to close the opening ceremonies at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Seiji Ozawa was born on September 1, 1935, in Hoten, Manchukuo (now in China), of Japanese parents. He grew up in Japan and showed interest in Western music as a child. He had hoped to become a pianist, but at age 16 he injured his hands. Ozawa then turned to conducting, studying with Hideo Saito at the Toho School in Tokyo. In 1959, after conducting with the NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) Symphony Orchestra of Japan and the Japanese Philharmonic, Ozawa went to Europe, where he won the Besançon International Conductors’ Competition. The following summer he studied in the United States under Charles Munch at the Berkshire Music Festival in Tanglewood, Massachusetts, where he won the Koussevitzky Prize. At that time he began a long and fruitful association with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. After a further year of study with Herbert von Karajan in Berlin, Ozawa was engaged as an assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic by Leonard Bernstein. From 1964 to 1968 Ozawa served as music director of the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. He became music director of Canada’s Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1965 and of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1970. In 1973 Ozawa was appointed conductor and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a position that had for years been the exclusive preserve of European conductors. His tenure with the symphony lasted until 2002, the longest of any active music director with a major orchestra. Ozawa became increasingly interested in opera during the 1990s. In 1992 he debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and, as a tribute to Hideo Saito, cofounded the Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto, Japan. He was principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera from 2002 to 2010. Early in 2010 Ozawa underwent surgery for esophageal cancer, which forced him to retreat from the public stage for the better part of the year. Ozawa made his return to public performance at the Saito Kinen Festival that September. Ongoing health issues continued to restrict his performance schedule, but he nonetheless made occasional appearances, notably at the Saito Kinen Festival. It was renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival in his honor in 2015. In 2011 Ozawa received the Japan Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale prize for music. He was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2015." Remastered By: Wayne Yang, USA-Taiwan
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