Islamey! Fun, fun piece and very difficult. This piece is by Balakirev and has the sub-title Fantaisie Orientale. Key is D-flat major, Op. 18. Nice performance!
Scott Tisdel, cello, is joining Lee for Beethoven's Seven Variations for cello and piano on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" from Mozart's Magic Flute, WoO 46. Variations are enjoyable pieces to listen to. They give the composer the opportunity to show their creativity with one theme that gets modified, adapted, embellished throughout the work. Different styles, emotions and keys are all part of variations. The two musicians are doing a beautiful job with this piece. Articulation, different characters and phrasing are matched to the music and each other.
To finish her program (and our day!), Lee is playing the first movement of Mozart's D minor piano concerto, Kochel 466. Stefanie Jacob, pianist, is playing the orchestral reduction for Lee. When Mozart writes in a minor key, take note. It's highly unusual for him to do so. The concerto opens quietly with controlled intensity, but quickly takes off. Lee compared the unrest in this work to the social unrest that was steadily increasing at that time and the fight for social mobility that would ensue. This piece was written in 1785, just four years before the start of the French Revolution. Interesting comparison. As always, grace and elegance pervade Mozart's writing, even in a minor key, and Lee is successfully capturing this. For the cadenza, Lee chose Beethoven's version. With that, I am saying good-bye until the Wednesday night finals. Looking forward to sharing those with you!
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