( Sun., Nov. 6, 2016 )
Performed by Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo (Elena Nezhdanova, piano; Roman Placzek, cello)
Music House, 408 West 5th Street , Greenville, NC 27834
Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo present a concert of French music for cello and piano through centuries. With many beautiful pieces from a Bazelaire’s wonderful arrangement of Marais La Folia, originally written for viola da gamba, to Chopin’s magnificent Cello Sonata the evening will take you on a journey of miniatures and grand works of the cello repertoire.
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924)
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Pavane, Op. 50
Après un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Arranged for violoncello and piano by Julian Lloyd Webber
Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (1842-1912) Arranged for cello and piano by Jules Delsart
Méditation, Thaïs
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Les folies d'Espagne (La Folia) for Viola da Gamba
Arranged for violoncello and piano by Paul Bazelaire
Thème – Largo
Var. 1 – Expressif. Plus allant
Var. 2 – Décide. Allègre
Var. 3 – Expressif Assez lent
Var. 4 – Très allant – Gracieux,
Var. 5 – Assez vif. Lourd et rythme
Var. 6 – Lent et expressif
Var. 7 – Scherzando. Assez vif
Var. 8 – Assez lent. Expressif
Var. 9 – Pas trop vite
Var. 10 – Très vite
Var. 11 – Allègre Energique
Thème – Très large
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1875-1921) Arranged for violoncello and piano by Julian Lloyd Webber
Le cygne
Intermission and Wine Tasting
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
V. "Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" for cello and piano from the Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
Reservations required.
Suggested donations: General Admission $20; Seniors $15; Students $5