The young duo of Aubree Oliverson and Julia Hamos presents a program divided into two parts. It begins with Dvořák’s Romantic Pieces, which blend beautiful melodies with hints of folk dances, followed by the monumental and intricate Second Sonata, Op. 100, by Brahms. At this point, the program shifts into a different realm, featuring two collections of short pieces by Bartók: the austere Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs for solo piano and the Romanian Folk Dances, faithful transcriptions of music recorded using a wax cylinder phonograph. In between, two small gems by virtuoso musicians: a youthful Lied by Debussy, transcribed for violin by Jascha Heifetz, and one of the brilliant “false classics” by Fritz Kreisler, written to poke fun at the reverence for past masters whom, at the time, few knew beyond their names.
Young Stars at the Balbianello
Introduction
La Location
Villa del Balbianello
From the tip of the small wooded peninsula of Lavedo, stretching out sheer above the waters of the center of Lake Como, Villa del Balbianello…
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Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Four Romantic Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 75:
Allegro moderato
Allegro maestoso
Allegro appassionato
Larghetto
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 “Thun“:
Allegro amabile
Andante tranquillo – Vivace
Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)
Intermission
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani for violin and piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Beau soir, song, transcribed for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Romanian Dances, arrangement for violin and piano by Zoltán Székely:
Stick Dance
Sash Dance
In One Spot
Dance from Bucsum
Romanian Polka
Fast Dance
