Zlata Chochieva, Piano
Performers
Zlata Chochieva, Piano
Program
J. S. BACH Lento from Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 (transcr. Bartók)
R. SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes (with posthumous etudes)
BRAHMS Romance in F Major, Op. 118, No. 5
BRAHMS Scherzo in E-flat Minor, Op. 4
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No. 7
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in E-flat Minor, Op. 23, No. 9
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in G-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 10
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in E Major, Op. 32, No. 3
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in F Minor, Op. 32, No. 6
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 8
RACHMANINOFF Variations on a Theme of Corelli
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream (arr. Rachmaninoff)
Encores:
RACHMANINOFF Étude-tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6
VILLA-LOBOS Valsa da dor
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.Salon Encores
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At a Glance
J. S. BACH Lento from Organ Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530 (transcr. Bartók)
Béla Bartók had a keen interest in J. S. Bach’s keyboard music and arranged some of it for modern pianists, as exemplified by his transcription of the slow movement from one of Bach’s six organ sonatas.
R. SCHUMANN Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (with posthumous etudes)
These dozen etudes mirror the personalities of Robert Schumann’s fictitious alter egos, the stormy Florestan and the ruminative Eusebius. Although he was engaged to Clara Wieck when the work came to fruition in 1837, it originally memorialized his first love, Ernestine von Fricken.
BRAHMS Romance in F Major, Op. 118, No. 5
The Romance in F Major suggests that Brahms was not merely turning away from the long-form works that had occupied him in his earlier years, but was instead embracing character pieces that enabled him to distill his mastery of mood, craft, and keyboard technique to its essence.
BRAHMS Scherzo in E-flat Minor, Op. 4
Eager to make his mark, Brahms shared this youthful piece with several famous musicians, including Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann. The latter proclaimed the young composer a “genius” after hearing him play the Op. 4 Scherzo.
RACHMANINOFF Selected Preludes, Op. 23 and Op. 32
Capitalizing on the popularity of his early Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Rachmaninoff composed 23 additional preludes between 1901 and 1910. The eight selections on tonight’s program display his trademark blend of Russian-flavored lyricism and transcendent virtuosity.
RACHMANINOFF Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Rachmaninoff used the theme-and-variation form as a vehicle for displaying both his compositional ingenuity and his bravura piano technique. The Variations on a Theme of Corelli is based on a popular Baroque chord progression known as the “folia.”
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (arr. Rachmaninoff)
The Scherzo from Felix Mendelssohn’s incidental music to Shakespeare’s fairy play is one of the most popular pieces in the symphonic literature. Rachmaninoff’s arrangement preserves both the elfin grace and the propulsive vitality of the original.