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Madalina Rusu in Recital
31st March 2018 | 7:00 pm
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PERFORMER | |
MADALINA RUSU | |
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Programme
Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)
Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56
Jocul cu bâta (Stick Dance)
Brâul (The Sash)
Pe loc (Standing Still)
Buciumeana (Dance from Bucium)
Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka)
Mărunțel (Fast Dance)
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Fantasiestücke Op.12
Des Abends (In the evening)
Aufschwung (Soaring)
Warum? (Why?)
Grillen (Whims)
In Der Nacht (In the night)
Fabel (Fable)
Traumes Wirren (Restless dreams)
Ende vom Lied (The end of the song)
Alexander Scriabin (1871 – 1915)
Sonata No.4 in F sharp Major Op. 30
Andantino
Prestissimo Volando
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Madalina Rusu opens her recital with the six Romanian Dances by Bartók, written in 1915. They originate from Transylvania, Romania, the country of Madalina’s birth, where they were first played on the nai (Romanian flute) and fiddle. Schumann’s Fantasiestücke (Fantasy pieces), written in 1837, make a beautiful contrast to the Dances. They were inspired by a collection of essays, letters, and writings about music by one of his favourite authors, E. T. A. Hoffmann. Fantasiestücke is one of Schumann’s most successful and loved piano works, each piece hugely contrasting with one another, full of emotion and character. Madalina will conclude her recital with Scriabin’s joyful fourth Sonata, his shortest piano sonata. It was written in 1903, in post romantic style, with only two movements which lead into each other. The main theme from the first movement develops throughout the entire piece, and concludes with a glorious coda creating a magnificent finale to this great work.