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As of April 8, 2022 many of B.C.’s safety restrictions have been eased. Learn more by visiting BC’s Restart plan. The measures below will remain in place until further notice. A BC Vaccine card is no longer required to enter the … Continue reading
Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor L. 140 The sound of Debussy’s music confounded many of his contemporaries. From a tonal point of view, it floated in stasis in a world of pastel sounds that arrived … Continue reading
J.J. Fux Non t’amo per il ciel from Il fonte della salute, aperto dalla grazia nel Calvario Johann Joseph Fux was an early-18th-century Austrian court composer of the first rank, best known by musicians today for his widely studied treatise … Continue reading
It has been a few days since we announced that we will not be presenting pianist Alexander Malofeev at this time. As Leila previously mentioned, this was a very, very difficult decision. We saw the following statement made by Alexander … Continue reading
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata No. 14 in C minor K. 457 In 1785 Mozart’s Sonata in C minor was published together with the composer’s Fantasia in C minor as a single opus, with the Fantasia forming a kind of introductory … Continue reading
Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 (“Fifths”) Haydn is known as the father of the string quartet for his leading role in transforming the genre from its origins as light entertainment into a vehicle … Continue reading
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OF VANCOUVER RECITAL SOCIETY (the “Society”) The Board of Directors of the Society hereby gives notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held Online, via ZOOM (details below), on the … Continue reading
Johann Sebastian Bach English Suite No. 2 in A minor: Prelude | Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Fugue in C minor | Concerto in D minor (after Marcello): Adagio | Partita No. 2 in C minor: Capriccio In Bach’s time, the instrument … Continue reading
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in B minor K 27 Sonata in D major K 96 The 550-odd sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti are perhaps the most successful works to migrate from the harpsichord to the modern grand piano. Their transparent texture of … Continue reading
Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 If polyphonic music was not meant to be played on the violin, Johann Sebastian Bach didn’t get the e-mail. His Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin BWV 1001-1006 of … Continue reading
