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Lili Boulanger Deux Morceaux Lili Boulanger was born into a distinguished family of French musicians. Her grandfather, FrĂ©dĂ©ric Boulanger (b. 1777) had been a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and was married to Marie-Julie Haligner (1786-1850), a mezzo-soprano at the … Continue reading
Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Bach’s Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen was published in 1741 as the final instalment of his Clavier-Ăśbung series of keyboard works. This monumental exploration of the variation form ranks … Continue reading
Franz Schubert Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano D. 821 Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata was composed in 1824 but only published in 1871—long after the composer’s death in 1828, and almost as long after the principal instrument for which … Continue reading
Bach’s Clavier-Ăśbung  (1726-1741) The works on this evening’s recital are selected from Bach’s collection of keyboard pieces published in four parts between 1726 and 1741 under the collective title Clavier-Ăśbung (keyboard exercise). In this collection Bach systematically lays out for … Continue reading
Reynaldo Hahn Variations chantantes sur un air ancien The Venezuelan-born French composer Reynaldo Hahn is best known for his contribution to the French song repertoire with his more than 100 mĂ©lodies published between 1890 and his death in 1947. He … Continue reading
Johann Sebastian Bach The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 By the 1740s Bach had largely withdrawn from composing new church music for Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, devoting his creative energies instead to a series of large-scale projects that responded more directly to … Continue reading
Fresh off the announcement of an exciting fall season, Vancouver Recital Society is delighted to announce our recruitment drive for new members to the Board of Directors. Are you passionate about classical music and looking for ways to give back … Continue reading
Clara Schumann Liebst du um Schönheit | Warum willst du andre frage | Am Strande | Lorelei Clara Schumann (nĂ©e Wieck) was a major figure in nineteenth-century music. As a child prodigy, she toured Europe with her father and teacher … Continue reading
Franz Schubert Impromptu No. 1 in F minor D. 935 The impromptu is just one of a number of small-scale instrumental genres arising in the early 19th century, known under the collective title of character pieces. Cultivated by composers in … Continue reading
Robert Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 The character piece, a short work expressing a single mood or illustrating an idea suggested by its titling, was a typical product of the Romantic era, and Robert Schumann was a major contributor to the … Continue reading
