Sample Recital Programs

INVOLUNTARY MEMORIES
This evocative program features pieces that seem to be profoundly and mysteriously intertwined with our own experiences and memories.  The music written by these composers can creep past our defenses and insinuate itself into our inner lives.

SCHUBERT Impromptu in C minor, D. 899, No. 1
BRAHMS  Romance in F major, Op. 118, No. 5
CHOPIN  Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2
BRAHMS  Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2
BRAHMS  Capriccio in C-sharp minor, Op. 76, No. 5
BRAHMS  Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 119, No. 2
CHOPIN  Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
CHOPIN  Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major, Op. 61
Intermission
SCHUBERT  Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960

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PARALLELS AND PARADOXES
An eclectic program that features fascinating juxtapositions of various genres and draws connections, both obvious and surprising, among great composers.

SCHUBERT  Piano Piece in E-flat minor, D. 946, No. 1
BRAHMS  Intermezzo in E-flat minor from Six Piano Pieces, op. 118
BRAHMS  Romance in F major, Op. 118, No. 5
GERSHWIN  I Loves You, Porgy
CHOPIN Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 45
WEATHERLY Danny Boy
CHOPIN  Nocturne in F major, op. 15, No. 1
SCHUMANN  Nachtstück, Op. 23, No. 4
RESPIGHI  Notturno
SCHUBERT-LISZT  Der Müller und der Bach
VERDI-LISZT  Miserere du Trovatore
Intermission
CHOPIN  Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
RADIOHEAD  Exit Music (For A Film)
DEBUSSY  Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest
MEDTNER  Fairy Tale in B minor, “Campanella,” Op. 20, No. 2
RODGERS-HAMMERSTEIN  Edelweiss from The Sound of Music
GODOWSKY  Alt Wien
RAVEL  La Valse

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AFTER A READING
This program contains pieces inspired by literature and showcases how literature and music are inextricably linked.  The performance will feature readings of related texts interspersed throughout the program.

SCHUMANN Papillons, op. 2
PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet, op. 75
LISZT Après une Lecture de Dante              
Intermission                                      
LISZT Vallée d’Obermann
DEBUSSY “Les sons et les parfums tourment dans l’air du soir”
DEBUSSY Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
DEBUSSY Ce qu’a vu le Vent d’Ouest                                                               
DEBUSSY La fille aux cheveux de lin
LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1, “The Dance in the Village Inn”    

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ALL-SCHUBERT

Impromptu No in C mionr, D. 899, no. 1
Sonata in G major, D. 894
Intermission
Moments musicaux, D. 780
Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946

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IN RESPONSE TO SCHUBERT
This program shines a spotlight on Schubert's masterpieces, accompanied by contemporary response pieces that reflect and converse with his timeless compositions.

SCHUBERT Allegretto in C minor, D. 915
KURTÁG Hommage à Schubert
SCHUBERT Sonata in G major, D. 894
Intermission
WIDMANN Idyll and Abyss: Six Schubert Reminiscences
SCHUBERT Piano Piece in C major, D. 946, No. 3
MEHLDAU Love Sublime
SCHUBERT-LISZT Am Meer
SCHUBERT-TAUSIG Military March, D. 733, No. 1