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Chopin
Cornucopia: 200th birthday celebration
Tucson: Sunday ,
February 21,
2010 @ 3p.m. - Scottsdale: Friday,
February 19, 2010 @ 8p.m.
world premiere
This program is dedicated
to the Memory and Artistry of Leonard Shure, in celebration of his 100th birthday
world premiere
a
brief description
"When one does a thing, it appears good,
otherwise one would not write it. Only later comes reflection, and one
discards or accepts the thing. Time is the best censor, and patience a
most excellent teacher.”
- Frederic Francois Chopin
"His character was indeed not easily
understood. A thousand subtle shades, mingling, crossing, contradicting
and disguising each other, rendered it almost undecipherable at a first
view Like the twisted folds of a serpent rolled upon itself, their
feelings are half hidden, half revealed. It requires a most attentive
examination to follow thecoiled linking of the glittering rings" Franz
Liszt
 A CHOPIN CORNUCOPIA: A 200TH BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION
This event ALL THE MUSIC FOR CELLO AND PIANO performed by The
Clark-Schuldmann Duo with letters by and to Chopin read by James Reel
Aside from a few rather simple songs, Chopin composed exclusively for
piano. Despite this narrow focus, his works rank among the most beloved
and treasured of all music from the 19t h century.
Luckily, for cellists and audiences, the other instrument he composed
for was the cello and this was not by accident. Soon after Chopin moved
to Paris from Poland with a brief stop in Vienna (he did not like this
city), he was befriended by August Franchomme, Parisís foremost
cellist. For two decades the two artists, Chopin and Franchomme,
remained close friends and it was at Franchommeís urging that
Chopin wrote two major works for him ñ his Polonaise Brilliant,
and the final significant work of his Chopinís life, the Sonata
in G minor. Chopin premiered both works with Franchomme; the
performance of the Sonata being Chopinís final public offering
before his too soon demise at 39 years of age. As well, with
Chopinís guidance and permission, Franchomme made several
arrangements of solo piano works for cello and piano. All these
works will be heard on the program coupled with select letters from
Chopin, Franchomme, and other musician colleagues to set the milieu and
occasion for the works heard on this afternoonís program.
This program is dedicated to the memory of Leonard Shure, a great
interpreter of music, and Sanda Schuldmann's principal mentor.
About the
music
This event is a rare opportunity to experience the entire output
by Chopin for cello and piano, with the addition of several works for
piano transcribed for this instrumentation.
From the monumental and rarely performed Sonata op. 65 to the beloved
Polonaise Brilliante, with the ravishingly beautiful nocturnes and
etudes.
Performers
 James Reel, contributing editor to Strings
magazine, is a freelance writer, appearing regularly in Fanfare
magazine and the online All Classical Guide, among other venues. He has
also covered border issues for Salon.com, the National Catholic
Reporter and Sojourners, and frequently gives pre-performance talks for
such organizations as the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and Arizona
Opera. At the Arizona Daily Star, he was the arts and entertainment
editor from 1995 to 1999; previously, he was that newspaper's classical
music critic. For the past ten seasons he was the arts and media editor
of the Tucson Weekly. He also toiled at KUAT radio from 1976 to
1988, ending up as music director. He is the author of The Timid Soul's
Guide to Classical Music (currently available only online and you
can get it by clicking
here, and the guidebook CitySmart: Tucson (Avalon/John Muir
Publications).
In three decades of music making,
cellist Harry Clark and
pianist Sanda Schuldmann have
appeared on every important chamber music platform in the United
States. The New York Times characterizes the Duo as an "exuberant pair,
exhibiting artistic rapport and expressive unity with a quality of
ardent commitment that shines through their work," and the Washington
Post comments, "leading a long line of pluses is the marvelous musical
nature of everything they do." Recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award,
Connecticut’s highest artistic achievement, the pair has led the
organization they founded – Chamber Music PLUS – to regional and
national renown. Chamber Music PLUS has performed more than 1,500
concerts featuring over 2,600 works, and served for fifteen seasons as
resident ensemble at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.
As leaders in the production, promotion and presentation of chamber
music, Sanda and Harry have commissioned, premiered or recorded over
100new works, many of which have been written specifically for them.
Highlights include Benjamin Lees’ Double Concerto for Orchestra, Cello
and Piano (premiered with the American Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie
Hall), Pulitzer Prize-winning William Bolcom’s Capriccio for Cello and
Piano (performed at the Library of Congress), and multiple works by
such diverse composers as Libby Larsen, Avery Sharpe and Robert Starer.
Restoring women composers’ contributions, past and present, is a top
priority for the duo, and premiere performances and recordings of works
by Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Amy Beach, Lili & Nadia Boulanger,
and many others have brought these composers to the attention of
appreciative audiences.
Performance
details:
Details
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Tucson
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Scottsdale
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Show Time:
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3:00 p.m.
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8:00p.m.
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Venue:
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Berger
Performing Arts Center,
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Kerr Cultural
Center
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You
are
listening
to the Clark Schuldmann Duo perforimng the Largo from the Sonata op.65
by Chopin
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