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Join Megan Geoffrey Prins (piano) and Dieter Hendricks (violin) for a delightful concert for piano and violin with a somewhat American theme. They begin with the Dvorak Sonatina in G major, Op.100, which the composer considered to be a thoroughly "American" work, written during his stay in Spillville, Iowa and dedicated to his six children to celebrate his 100th composition. While there are clear influences from American folklore and idealised Native American music, there is an undeniable Czech nature in Dvorak's music which is never quite obscured throughout the four movements.Next is Beethoven's Sonata No.1 in D major, dedicated to Antonio Salieri and reflecting a distinctly classical style akin to that of Mozart and Haydn. Even in this early work, we see the renegade breaking molds, giving the violin more independence and utilising interesting modulations to unrelated keys. The second movement is particularly beautiful, written in a theme and variations style, followed by the playful and memorable third movement Rondo.
Prokofiev's Five Melodies were originally written as vocalises for Ukrainian soprano, Nina Koshetz, in 1920. Sadly the debut was delayed, as the composer fled to the US following the October Revolution and tried to establish himself there as a composer and pianist. In 1925, Prokofiev recomposed the Five Melodies for violin and piano with the assistance of violinist Pawel Kochanski, inspired by the natural beauty of California, where he had been touring at the time. Enriched with octave transpositions, double stops, harmonics and pizzicati, the violin part of the five pieces gained an enormous variety of additional expressive possibilities, and this gem remains one of the composer's most popular chamber works.
The duo end with Kreisler's fiery transcription of Manuel de Falla's Danse Espagnole, from the two-act opera "La Vida Breve", about a gypsy girl, Salud, who falls in love with a wealthy and seductive suiter, Paco, but is ultimately heartbroken as he abandons her to marry another woman in his social class. The Danse Espangnole is taken from the second act, where Salud confronts Paco at his high-class wedding, causing much commotion. He denies her existence, and a heartbroken Salud falls dead at his feet.
Date: Sunday 29 September 2024 at 11h30
Cost: R150,00 per person
Booking is essential.
RSVP before 28 September 2024: Send an email to [email protected] or phone/text Nandi on 083 288 5117
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173 Mackie Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, 0181 Pretoria, South Africa, 169 Mackie St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, 0181, South Africa,Pretoria, South Africa
