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BEETHOVEN E DINTORNI
CONCERTI DI MEZZOGIORNO
Building on the critical and public success of the 2013 editions, with Debussy and Surroundings, and 2014, with Chopin and Surroundings, this year the Festival dedicates to Beethoven twenty appointments that unite, under a single thread, the historic Midday Concerts, in the Church of St. Euphemia, to the evening ones in the Cloister of San Nicolò. The centerpiece of the project is Beethoven, around whom are composers of the time who were somewhat overshadowed by his gigantic figure, but who have now become the subject of renewed interest in order to better understand and delve into the cultural humus in which the personality of one of the greatest composers in history came to to be delineated.
Starting from Beethoven, the listener follows a path ranging from Hummel, Clementi and Moscheles to to virtually unknown composers, such as Ferdinand Ries, his pupil and secretary, Carl Czerny, a faithful pupil, Friedrich Kuhlau, an early performer, and Cherubini, whom Beethoven esteemed most of all among his contemporaries.
By Beethoven, in addition to the complete Piano Sonatas and the most famous piano pages, little-visited compositions such as the Sonata for Piano and Horn, the 9 Contradances WoO 14 and Wo15, the Fantasia op.77 and unknown pieces such as the Prelude in F minor Wo55, the Allegretto in C minor Wo53, and the Bagatelle in C minor WoO52 are performed to outline the personality of a different Beethoven from the somewhat conventional one of "music titan."
_"Freedom and progress are the goal of art as, for that matter, of life itself." _
from a letter from Beethoven to Archduke Rudolf
Pianists Maurizio Baglini, Sandro De Palma, Ivan Donchev, Pavel Kašpar, Francesco Libetta, Olivier Mazal, Maurizio Paciariello
cello **Silvia Chiesa **
to edited by Sandro De Palma
In collaboration with the International Festival "Piano aux Jacobins" of Toulouse and theCzech Cultural Institute of Milan
pianos Angelo Fabbrini
program
Sunday, June 28
**Francesco Libetta **pianist
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Six Variations in G Major WoO 70
On the duet"Nel cor più non mi sento"
from "La Bella Molinara" by Paisiello
Sonata in G major Op. 14 No. 2
Cheerful
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro assai
**Muzio Clementi **(1752-1832)
Sonata in D major Op. 26 No. 3
Soon
A little andante
Rondo. Allegro assai
**Carl Czerny **(1791-1857)
Seven Etudes from Op. 740:
No. 18 - _Allegro _
No. 4 - Allegro molto
No. 21 - Allegro
No. 13 - Lively
No. 33 - Molto allegro
No. 45 - Allegro animato
No. 50 - Allegro agitato
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Sonata in E major Op. 109
Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
Prestissimo
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
(Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
Tuesday, June 30
**Olivier Mazal **pianist
**Muzio Clementi **(1752-1832)
Sonata in F minor Op. 13 No. 6
Allegro agitato
Wide and sustained
Soon
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata in D major Op. 28
Cheerful
Andante
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
**Muzio Clementi **(1752-1832)
Sonata in B minor Op. 40 No. 2
Very adagio and sustained
Allegro con fuoco e con espressione
Largo mesto e patetico - Allegro - Presto
Wednesday 1 July
**Olivier Mazal **pianist
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata in F sharp major Op. 78
Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Allegro vivace
**Muzio Clementi **(1752-1832)
Sonata in G minor Op. 34 No. 2
Largo and sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco
A little adagio
Finale. Very cheerful
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Sonata in C minor Op. 10 No. 1
Allegro molto e con brio
Adagio molto
Final. Prestissimo
Thursday, July 2
**Sandro De Palma **pianist
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Prelude in F minor WoO 55
Allegretto in C minor WoO 53
"For Elisa". Bagatella in A minor WoO 59
Bagatella in C minor WoO 52
**Muzio Clementi **(1752-1832)
Sonata in F-sharp minor Op. 25 No. 5
Rather cheerful with expression
Slow and pathetic
Soon
**Johann Nepomuk Hummel **(1778 -1837)
"Contemplation" (A Little Fantasy).
Rondo in E-flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"
Largo - Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto
friday July 3
**Maurizio Paciariello **pianist.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata in B-flat major Op. 22
Allegro con brio
_Adagio with much expression _
Minuet
Rondo. Allegretto
**Friedrich Kuhlau **(1786 -1832)
Divertissement Op. 37
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Sonata in G major Op. 31 No. 1
Allegro vivace
Graceful Adagio
Rondo. Allegretto
Saturday 4 July
**Ivan Donchev **pianist
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Sonata in B-flat major Op. 106
"Grosse Sonate für das Hammer-Klavier"
Cheerful
Joke. Very lively
_Adagio sostenuto. (Passionate and with much feeling) _
Largo - Allegro risoluto
Sunday 5 July
**Maurizio Baglini **pianist.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata in A major Op. 2 No. 2
Allegro vivace
Passionate broad
Scherzo. Allegretto
Rondo. Gracious
Seven Bagatelles Op. 33
Sonata "almost a Fantasia" Op. 27 No. 1 in E-flat major
Andante - Allegro
Allegro molto vivace
Adagio with expression
Cheerful
Tuesday 7 July
Concert for Gian Carlo Menotti
**Maurizio Baglini **pianist.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
"Sonatina" in G major Op. 79
Soon to be German-style
Andante
Lively
Sonata in E minor Op. 90
_Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck _
Nicht zu geschwind, und sehr singbar vorgetragen (Allegro)
Sonata in F minor Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Allegro assai
Andante con moto
Cheerful but not too much
Thursday 9 July
**Maurizio Baglini **pianoforte
**Silvia Chiesa **violoncello
**Johann Nepomuk Hummel **(1778 -1837)
Sonata in A major, Op. 104
Cheerful graceful
Romance. Poco Adagio
Finale. Allegro non troppo
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827 )
Sonata in A major Op. 102 No. 2
Allegro con brio
Adagio with much feeling of affection
Allegro fugato
Seven Variations in E-flat Major WoO 46
On the theme of the duet"Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen"
from_ The Magic Flute _by Mozart
friday 10 July
**Pavel Kašpar **pianist
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Sonata in F major Op. 10 No. 2
Cheerful
Allegretto
Soon
Sonata in C major Op. 2 No. 3
_Allegro con brio _
Adagio
Scherzo. Allegro
Allegro assai
Sonata in A-flat major Op. 26
Andante with Variations
Scherzo. Allegro molto
Funeral March on the Death of a Hero
Cheerful
Saturday 11 July
**Maurizio Paciariello **pianist.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fantasia in G minor - B major Op. 77
Ferdinand Ries (1784 -1838 )
First Fantasia on Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Nine Contradances for Piano
(from 12 Contradictions WoO 14
for 2 violins, bass and winds ad libitum)
Sonata in F minor Op. 2 No. 1
Cheerful
Adagio
Menuetto. Allegretto
Prestissimo
Sunday 12 July
Sandro De Palma pianist
**Muzio Clementi (**1752-1832)
Sonata in F major Op. 24 No. 2
Allegro con spirito
Adagio
Rondo. Allegretto con spirito
**Ludwig van Beethoven **(1770-1827)
Six Scots in E-flat Major WoO 83
Fifteen Variations in E-flat Major with a Fugue
(over a theme from the ballet Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus) Op. 35
Six Bagatelles Op. 126
_Andante con moto _
_Allegro _
Andante cantabile e grazioso
_Presto _
_Quasi allegretto _
Presto - Andante amabile e con moto
"Passionate" (Sole 24 at), "convincing" (American Record Guide), "rich in personality" (Diapason). Cellist Silvia Chiesa has won over audiences and critics thanks to a brilliant solo career that places her among the most appreciated Italian performers in the world, with regular tours in the main European countries, as well as in the United States, China, Australia, Africa and Russia. Her artistic career is characterized by the breadth and originality of her repertoire, which also includes little-known or unjustly forgotten composers and pieces. Of note to in this regard is his successful rediscovery of two unknown masterpieces by Nino Rota: the Cello Concertos, recorded together with the Orchestra Nazionale della Rai di Torino conducted from Corrado Rovaris. Released in 2011 from Sony Classical, the album Rota: Cello Concertos received rave reviews from the Italian and international press. The Milanese cellist also has a leading role to play in the blossoming of contemporary repertoire for her instrument, and in 2015 she will "premiere" two new compositions dedicated to her by Azio Corghi and Nicola Campogrande. In 2005 she formed a stable duo with pianist Maurizio Baglini, which has been applauded on prestigious international stages. As a soloist she has collaborated with conductors such as Luciano Acocella, Paolo Arrivabeni, Gürer Aykal, Giampaolo Bisanti, Tito Ceccherini, Daniele Gatti, Cristian Orosanu, Corrado Rovaris, Howard Shelley, Brian Wright and Massimiliano Caldi. He has also recorded live concerts for radio and television stations such as Rai Radio3, Rai Sat, France Musique and France 3. He is resident artist of the international from chamber music festival "Amiata Piano Festival" and a lecturer at the Higher Institute of Musical Studies "Monteverdi" in Cremona. He plays a 1697 Giovanni Grancino cello.
He is among the brightest musicians on the international scene. Winner to twenty-four years of the World Music Piano Master in Monte Carlo, he has to his credit an intense career in Europe, America and Asia: more than 1200 concerts as a soloist and 1000 of from chamber music in prestigious venues such as Salle Gaveau in Paris, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Kennedy Center in Washington. Solo recordings: Liszt, Schumann, Scarlatti; in duo with Silvia Chiesa (cello): Brahms and Schubert. He is artistic director of the Amiata Piano Festival and the French from chamber festival Les musiques de Montcaud. Since 2013, he has been a consultant to the Verdi Municipal Theater in Pordenone for music and dance.