{"id":1869,"date":"2011-07-06T23:25:29","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T03:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/?page_id=1869"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:25:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T23:25:35","slug":"eugenias-concerts-at-the-verbier-festival-2011","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.musicalamerica.com\/mablogs\/?page_id=1869","title":{"rendered":"Eugenia’s Concerts at the Verbier Festival 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 17<\/span><\/strong>
\n11:00 Eglise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dmitry Sitkovetsky<\/strong>,
\nKirill Troussov<\/strong>, violon
\nNobuko Imai<\/strong>, alto
\nFrans Helmerson<\/strong>, violoncelle
\nEugenia Zukerman<\/strong>, fl\u00fbte
\nAlexander Bedenko<\/strong>, clarinette
\nRobert Gleadow<\/strong>, baryton-basse
\nElena Bashkirova<\/strong>, piano<\/p>\n

Hanns Eisler<\/strong> (1898 \u2013 1962)
\nVierzehn Arten, den Regen zu beschreiben, variations pour vents, cordes et piano op.70<\/em>
\n(Zukerman, Bedenko, Sitkovetksy, Imai, Helmerson, Bashkirova)<\/p>\n

Duo pour violon et violoncelle op.7<\/em>
\n\u2014Tempo di minuetto
\n\u2014Allegretto vivace
\n(Sitkovetsky, Helmerson)<\/p>\n

Eisler was another of Sch\u00f6nberg’s students. Although the teacher disapproved of his pupil’s politics (socialism) the two respected each other greatly. “Fourteen Ways of Describing the Rain,” is witty, and evocative, and it was presented to Schonberg for a 70th birthday gift. Eisler felt it was his best chamber work. The aim of the piece was to convey a natural impression of the sound of rain. He also saw rain as a symbol of mourning.<\/p>\n

Milton Babbitt<\/strong> (1916 -)
\nDeux Sonnets pour baryton, clarinette, alto et violoncelle<\/em>
\nGleadow, Bedenko, Imai, Helmerson)<\/p>\n

Samuel Osborne Barber<\/strong> (1910 \u2013 1981)
\nDover Beach pour quatuor \u00e0 cordes et baryton<\/em>(Gleadow, Sitkovetsky, Troussov, Imai, Helmerson)<\/p>\n

Arnold Sch\u00f6nberg<\/strong> (1874 \u2013 1951)
\nKammersinfonie pour fl\u00fbte, clarinette, violon, violoncelle et piano N\u00b0 1<\/em>(Sitkovetsky, Helmerson, Zukerman, Bedenko, Bashkirova)<\/p>\n

The famous early 20th century pioneer of atonality wrote his Kammerkonzert opus 9 for 15 solo instruments, but he then felt it would be best reduced to five soloists\u2014flute,clarinet,violin,cello and piano. Sch\u00f6nberg asked one of his pupils, Anton Webern to make the arrangement. The piece is really a late romantic work, but it’s also multidimensional, comprising five short segments that connect to form one continuous movement. The concentrated sequences, melodies, and structure hint at the complexities of the twelve tone music that was to become Sch\u00f6nberg’s signature. As the composer explained, “I am a conservative who was forced to become a revolutionary.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0July 21<\/strong><\/span>
\n20:00 Eglise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lisa Batiashvili<\/strong>, violon
\nNobuko Imai<\/strong>,
\nLawrence Power<\/strong>,
\nJulian Rachlin<\/strong>, alto
\nMarie-Elisabeth Hecker<\/strong>,
\nMaximilian Hornung<\/strong>, violoncelle
\nEugenia Zukerman<\/strong>, fl\u00fbte
\nMartin Helmchen<\/strong>,
\nLars Vogt<\/strong>, piano<\/p>\n

Andreas Jakob Romberg<\/strong> (1767 \u2013 1821)
\nQuintette pour fl\u00fbte et cordes en mi mineur op.41 N\u00b0 1<\/em>\u2014Allegro
\n\u2014Minuetto : Allegretto moderato
\n\u2014Larghetto
\n\u2014Finale : Allegretto vivace
\n(Zukerman, Batiashvili, Imai, Power, Hornung)<\/p>\n

Andreas Jakob Romberg, was born into a large family of German musicians. Beethoven apparently admired his talents, and Hadyn took such an interest in Romberg’s string quartets, that he supposedly even passed off one of the quintets as his own. Romberg wrote 8 operas and 10 symphonies. His quintet op 41 #1 is for flute, violin, 2 violas and cello. It’s in 4 movements, and its slow movement quotes a popular English folk tune of the time, one that has a lot of resonance for Americans–God Save our King\/Queen, which in the United States is Our Country Tis of Thee\u2026.It’s a charming, graceful quintet, written in a style moving from classical to the romantic.<\/p>\n

Robert Schumann<\/strong> (1810 \u2013 1856)
\nTrio pour piano, violon et violoncelle N\u00b0 3 en sol mineur op.110<\/em>\u2014Bewegt, donc nicht zu rasch
\n\u2014Ziemlich langsam
\n\u2014Rasch
\n\u2014Kr\u00e4ftig, mit Humor
\n(Vogt, Rachlin, Hecker)<\/p>\n

Franz Schubert<\/strong> (1797-1828)
\nTrio pour piano, violon et violoncelle N\u00b0 2 en Mi b\u00e9mol majeur D 929<\/em>\u2014Allegro
\n\u2014Andante con moto
\n\u2014Scherzando. Allegro moderato \u2013 Trio
\n\u2014Allegro moderato
\n(Helmchen, Batiashvili, Hecker)<\/p>\n

July 24<\/span>
\n11:00 Eglise<\/strong><\/p>\n

Renaud Capu\u00e7on<\/strong>,
\nYe-Eun Choi<\/strong>,
\nKirill Troussov<\/strong>, violon
\nLawrence Power<\/strong>, alto
\nGautier Capu\u00e7on<\/strong>,
\nMaximilian Hornung<\/strong>, violoncelle
\nEugenia Zukerman<\/strong>, fl\u00fbte
\nLl\u0177r Williams<\/strong>, piano<\/p>\n

Richard Dubugnon<\/strong> (1968 – )
\nQuintette \u00e0 cordes op.53 \u201cPentalog\u201d<\/em>Commande du Verbier Festival et du Concertgebouw d\u2019Amsterdam
\n(Capu\u00e7on, Troussov, altiste \u00e0 d\u00e9terminer, Power, Capu\u00e7on)<\/p>\n

Behzad Ranjbaran<\/strong> (1955 – )
\nFountains of Fin pour fl\u00fbte, violon et violoncelle<\/em>(Zukerman, violoniste Ye-Eun Choi, Hornung)<\/p>\n

Called ” music’s magical realist” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Behzad Ranjbaran was born in 1955 in Tehran, Iran. Mr. Ranjbaran is the recipient of the Rudolf Nissim Award for his Violin Concerto and his works are played by some of the finest soloists and orchestras in the world. His musical education started early when he entered the Tehran Music Conservatory at the age of nine. He came to the United States in 1974 to attend Indiana University and received his doctorate in composition from The Juilliard School, where he currently serves on the faculty. Composed in 2008, Fountains of Fin is an exotic and lyrical work inspired by one of the most enchanting gardens in the world — the garden also has a dark and brutal history, and the 12 minute work reflects both the beauty and the violence of its past.<\/p>\n

Jean Sibelius<\/strong> (1865 \u2013 1957)
\nQuintette pour piano et cordes en sol mineur<\/em>
\n\u2014Grave \u2013 Allegro
\n\u2014Andante
\n\u2014Scherzo : Vivacissimo
\n\u2014Intermezzo : Moderato
\n\u2014Moderato \u2013 Vivace
\n(Williams, Troussov, Choi, Power, Hornung)<\/p>\n

Complete 2011 Verbier Festival Program<\/a><\/p>\n