Violinist Emily Shehi’s graduation recital opens with selections from J. S. Bach’s Sonata No. 3 in C major. This sonata comes from Bach’s monumental collection of six Sonatas and Partitas, the summit of the solo violin repertoire. The performance continues with Eugène Ysaÿe’s joyful Sonata in G major, which includes a rustic country dance. “Fantasy: Remembering Roger” by Elliott Carter is a brief but poignant expression of gratitude toward his friend and fellow composer Roger Sessions, who died a year after the work’s completion. The recital ends with three sparkling gems by 20th-century virtuoso and musical trickster Fritz Kreisler.
Program (subject to change)
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH |
Selections, Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 |
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Largo |
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Allegro assai |
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EUGÈNE YSAŸE |
Sonata in G major, Op. 27, No. 5 |
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L’Aurore |
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Danse rustique |
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ELLIOTT CARTER |
“Fantasy: Remembering Roger,” from Four Lauds |
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FRITZ KREISLER |
Polichinelle |
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KREISLER |
La Gitana |
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KREISLER |
Miniature Viennese March |
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