OH CANADA!
Jacques Hétu, Nocturne Op.26, cl, pf
Ryan Purchase (b.1977) - The 53 Stations of the Tokaido, Book One, for violin solo. Commissioned by Ewa Sas.
Chan Ka Nin, Majestic Flair for piano solo
Norbert Palej, The North Imagined: a Tribute to Glenn Gould, cl, vn, pf. Commissioned by Trio sTREga.
Keith Hamel, Traces for clarinet and interactive electronics
Gary Kulesha, Aphorisms for pf. solo
Stephen Chatman, Trio, cl, vn, pf
A program fully made-in-Canada, with some original works commissioned by sTREga. This concert covers a wide range of inspirations, techniques and influences which come together to make Canada a unique culture: from Chinese ancient instruments and Japanese woodcut prints, to Glenn Gould, Inuit lullabies and interactive electronics.
VOLKSWANDERS
Paul Schoenfield, Trio, cl, vn, pf - Kozatsky
Ryan Purchase, The 53 Stations of the Tokaido, Book One, for violin solo. Commissioned by Ewa Sas.
Béla Bartók, Contrasts, cl, vn, pf
Witold Lutosławski , Dance Preludes cl, pf
Chan Ka Nin, Majestic Flair for pf. solo
Igor Stravinsky, Histoire du Soldat cl, vn, pf
One of the characteristics of the last century is a search and valorization of national identities and culturally defined expressions. In these works inspiration stemmed either from one’s own cultural identity or from a fascination with an acquired one. National folklore and cultural styles are here either directly quoted or recalled to inspire new imagination to one’s creation.
COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE
Darius Milhaud, Scaramouche, cl, pf.
Béla Bartók ,Three Burlesques Op.8, pf. Solo
Igor Stravinsky, from Pulcinella: Suite italienne, vn, pf.
Eugene Bozza, Pulcinella, cl ,pf.
Igor Stravinsky ,Histoire du Soldat c., vn, pf
Darius Milhaud, Suite Op.157b; after the incidental music Le voyageur sans bagage, cl, vn, pf.
Claude Debussy from Préludes, Bk. 1, pf. solo
La Sérénade interrompue, Modérément animé
La danse de Puck, Capricieux et léger
Thea Musgrave, Pierrot, cl, vn, pf
In early Renaissance Italy, a new style of improvised theater originated in the streets and squares. The Commedia dell’Arte characters, comical and strongly defined, became a fundamental influence in every realm of art. Painters, writers, musicians, and actors for centuries took inspiration from these theatrical characters, developing figures such as Pierrot and Harlequin into beloved and everlasting personalities.
ANNIVERSARIES AND INFLUENCES
Stephen Chatman, Trio, vn, cl, pf
Robert Schumann, Fantasiestuecke Op. 73, cl, pf
Béla Bartók, Contrasts, vn, cl, pf
Fryderyk Chopin, Ballade Op.47 in A flat Major, pf
Johannes Brahms, Sonatensatz in C minor, vn, pf
Igor Stravinsky, A Soldier’s Tale, vn, cl, pf
Inspired by Chopin’s and Schumann’s 200 years’ anniversary, this program also dips into music by their good friend Brahms. Chatman’s asymmetrical runs and fractal patters were obviously inspired by Bartok’s Contrasts.
A WINTER TALE
Darius Milhaud, Trio, vn, cl, pf
Maurice Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales, pf
Witold Lutosławski, Dance Preludes cl, pf
Norbert Palej, Burlesque, vn, cl, pf
Aram Khachaturian, Trio, vn, cl, pf
Pablo de Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, vn, pf
Igor Stavinsky, A Soldier’s Tale, vn, cl, pf
This program follows the adventures of two soldiers, Stravinsky’s old Russian folk tale, and Milhaud’s real French story, as one loses his music and his soul to the Devil, while the other has music bringing back his lost memories. The devil reappears in Palej’s Burlesque as one of the main characters. The three solos portray diametrically opposed approaches to dance.
LET'S DANCE
Henryk Wieniawski, Polonaise, vn, pf
Witold Lutosławski, Dance Preludes, cl, pf
Jocelyn Morlock, Dervish, cl, pf
Stephen Chatman, Trio, vn, cl, pf
Pablo de Sarasate, Carmen Fantasy, vn, pf
Gustavo Beytelman, Tangos, cl, pf
Franz Schubert, Waltzer op.18, pf
Igor Stravinsky, A Soldier’s Tale, vn, cl, pf
FROM CLASSICISM TO ROMANTICISM: THE ARCADIAN SUBLIME LANDSCAPE (with cello)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Sonata a Tre in F major, cl, cello, pf
Joseph Haydn, Sonata in D major, Hob. 16/37, pf
Ludwig van Beethoven, Trio op. 11, cl, cello, pf
Robert Schumann, Fantasiestücke Op. 73, cl, pf
Johannes Brahms, Trio in A Minor Op.114, cl, cello, pf
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S RECITAL (with soprano)
Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque, pf
Claude Debussy, Pierrot, soprano, pf
Darius Milhaud, Scaramouche, cl. Pf
Nikola Resanovic, alt.music.ballistix, cl, tape
Eugene Bozza, Pulcinella, cl, pf
Gustavo Beytelman, Tangos, cl, pf
Franz Schubert, Shepherd on the Rock, soprano, cl, pf
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Comedy, full of dance (“shall we dance a Bergamasque?”) and humor, this program is centered on Commedia dell’Arte characters, such as Scaramouche and Pierrot. One of Schubert’s last compositions, Shepherd on the Rock celebrates the arrival of Spring and the everlasting power of music.
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