Program Notes: Zlatomir Fung and Benjamin Hochman
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In this week's e-news, our GM, Sara, gives a shout out to the many wonderful people and organizations who have supported the VRS over the past season. We're truly blessed and we don't take any of it for granted! tinyurl.com/tysk8sp9
Pianist Paul Lewis will return to the VRS in the 2023-24 Season for a four-concert traversal of the Schubert Sonatas at the Playhouse. In this week's e-news, Leila explains why you won't want to miss these performances: bit.ly/3MC8r34
In this week's e-news, Leila reflects on what has been an incredible 2022-23 Season. Plus, we're sharing a free Virtually VRS concert featuring violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux with pianist Joseph Havlat. The concert, recorded at Wigmore Hall, is the final offering in our series of free performances this season presented in collaboration with Young Classical Artists Trust - YCAT. Please note that this concert is available to watch free of charge until Sunday, May 14 at 10am. Enjoy! bit.ly/3Bdtkv5
Program Notes: Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang
Posted onLili Boulanger Deux Morceaux Lili Boulanger was born into a distinguished family of French musicians. Her grandfather, Frédéric 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
Program Notes: Jean Rondeau
Posted onJohann 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-Übung series of keyboard works. This monumental exploration of the variation form ranks … Continue reading
Program Notes: Jamal Aliyev and Fazil Say
Posted onFranz 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
Program Notes: Sir András Schiff performs the Goldberg Variations
Posted onBach’s Clavier-Übung (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-Übung (keyboard exercise). In this collection Bach systematically lays out for … Continue reading
Program Notes: Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih
Posted onReynaldo 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 mélodies published between 1890 and his death in 1947. He … Continue reading
Program Notes: Filippo Gorini
Posted onJohann 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
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Posted onFresh 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
Program Notes: Golda Schultz
Posted onClara Schumann Liebst du um Schönheit | Warum willst du andre frage | Am Strande | Lorelei Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was a major figure in nineteenth-century music. As a child prodigy, she toured Europe with her father and teacher … Continue reading
Program Notes: Steven Osborne
Posted onFranz 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