Stuart-Liff Collection Library: Thursday, 19th February – 4.00 pm
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings
For the second series of talks on Western classical music, Dr. Cavas Bilimoria will focus on a composition written in 1825 by German composer Felix Mendelssohn when he was 16 years old.
Octet for Strings is written for four violins, two violas and two cellos and is known for the fluidity of its melody, making it a favourite with string players and chamber music lovers. Throughout this composition, each of the eight instruments are used a bit differently to achieve maximum musical contrast.
Stuart-Liff Collection Library: Thursday, 12th March – 4.00 pm
Borodin Symphony No. 2
In this series of talks on Western classical music, Dr. Cavas Bilimoria takes listeners through musical concepts, the lives of composers and their famous works, interspersed with examples from recorded music. The first talk this month is about Alexander Borodin’s Symphony No. 2, a colourful work of four movements by the Russian composer, who was also a distinguished chemist. Eschewing sharp conflict or dramatic development of themes, the symphony rather unfolds as a series of great frescoes, a calm succession of epic pictures.
Stuart-Liff Collection Library: Thursday, 26th March – 4.00 pm
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite
The second talk of the series by Dr. Cavas Bilimoria this month will focus on the Holberg Suite by Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg. The work was composed to mark the 200th birth anniversary of the Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, who lived in the age of Bach and Handel. Grieg wrote the piece in the old style but with his own distinctive Romantic inspiration. Originally composed for the piano, the suite’s immediate success led Grieg to rework it for a string orchestra.
An NCPA Presentation
Entry free on a first-come-first-served basis.
Event Venue
Stuart-Liff Collection Library, NCPA: Mumbai, NCPA Marg, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400021, India
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