Concert: Music, Tales & Magic

[4th Floor] Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Noreen Polera, piano. Illustrated talk by John Brewer.

Program:
Beethoven — Seven Variations on a theme from Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Grieg — Solveig’s Song
Chopin — Polonaise brillante in C major, Op.3
Fauré — Apres un rêve
Popper — Dance of the Elves
Grieg — Cello Sonata

While magic, myth and fairy tales have proved rich sources of inspiration for many composers over the centuries – allowing for musical allegory, drama, mischief, exoticism and escapism – there is also something magical about the arts of composition and performance themselves: notes on the page, conjured from a composer’s imagination, are brought to life by a performer’s marvelous talent, often to spellbinding effect.

Mozart’s The Magic Flute – an opera steeped in magic and mythology, but using everyday language, and full of folksy tunes – was a gift to later generations. Beethoven dwelled lovingly on its homely melodic qualities in his Variations, based on Pamina and Papageno’s delightful, teasing duet in Act One.

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Tickets for $45 each are available online.

From Bohemian National Hall.