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Grace Yeo in Recital
22nd July 2019 | 7:30 pm
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GRACE YEO | |
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Programme
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Arabesque in C Major Op. 18
Clara Schumann (1819 – 1896)
Deuxième Scherzo in C Major Op. 14Romance in A flat Major Op. 11 No. 3
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Carnaval Op. 9
Préambule
Pierrot
Arlequin
Valse noble
Eusebius
Florestan
Coquette
Réplique
Papillons
A.S.C.H – S.C.H.A: Lettres Dansantes
Chiarina
Chopin
Estrella
Reconnaissance
Pantalon et Colombine
Valse allemande
Paganini
Aveu
Promenade
Pause
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
The acclaimed Korean concert pianist Grace Yeo begins her all-Schumann recital with the famous Arabesque, which written in a simple rondo form perfectly showcases the composers lyricism and reflective beauty. The opening theme repeats itself three times with contrasting episodes interspersed in between, before ending with a typically Schumann-esque epilogue. Two works by Clara Schumann follow next, her fiery Deuxième Scherzo demonstrating great bravura and virtuosity and a much more serene Romance. The performance reaches its emotional high point in Schumann’s Carnaval, one of the most demanding works in the piano repertoire, which consists of twenty short pieces depicting the festive season preceding Lent. A recurring motif runs throughout all twenty movements, despite each one being entirely different in mood and character. Alongside other Schumann’s compositions, Carnaval was at first considered ‘too difficult for the general public’ to quote the composer himself. Chopin was famously critical of the work, stating that it was ‘not music at all’. Ravel however did not share this opinion and went on to orchestrate it, following other composers such as Glazunov and Rimsky-Korsakov. Despite its tremendous technical difficulty, this masterpiece of piano writing remains one of Schumann’s most performed works today.