Tag: Zhang Zuo

  • PROGRAM NOTES: Z.E.N. TRIO

    PROGRAM NOTES: Z.E.N. TRIO

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    Franz Schubert Notturno in E-flat major  Op. 148 Schubert’s Adagio for Piano Trio D 897 was composed in 1827 but only published decades later, under the publisher’s title Notturno. And indeed, the opening section does conjure up images of nighttime serenity, with its heavenly texture of harp-like arpeggios in the piano supporting a hypnotic melody…

  • PROGRAM NOTES: ZHANG ZUO

    PROGRAM NOTES: ZHANG ZUO

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    Ludwig van Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor WoO 80 The theme that Beethoven chose for his 32 Variations in C minor (1806) has a Baroque feel to it, with its chaconne-like harmonic pattern in the left hand and sarabande-like second-beat emphasis in the right. This theme, however, is far from the characterless blank canvas…