Close Up! Steinway Salon Chamber Series

Student tickets $10

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Close Up! Steinway Salon Chamber Series 2024-2025

II. 20th Century Portrait

Program

 

P. D. Q. Bach (1807 – 1742)

Short-Tempered Clavier; Preludes and Fugues in All the Major and Minor Keys

Except for the Really Hard Ones

No.1 in C Major

No.10 in A Major

 

Peter Schickele (1935 – 2024)

Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano

I. Moderate, flowing

II. Fast, driving

III. Slow, elegiac

IV. Quite fast, dancing

 

John Adams (b. 1947)

Road Movies for Violin and Piano

 

Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)

Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

I. Marche du Soldat

II. Le violon du Soldat

III. Petit Concert

IV. Tango – Valse –Rag

V. Danse du Diable

Acknowledging music's universal ability to inspire, Close Up! Steinway Salon Chamber Series seeks to delve deeper into its profound effects through immersive chamber music concerts.  Our mission is to engage Central Arkansas with meaningful programs highlighted by performances on the STEINWAY PIANO, aiming to expand classical music appreciation.  As Close Up! enters its 3rd season, we appreciate Central Arkansas’ enthusiastic support of our distinctive offerings of intimate concerts which promote a special bond between performers and audiences.  We value the sincere dedication of our musicians and look forward to presenting four distinctive themed concerts for the 2024-25 season.

 

The season begins with "Brahms Retrospective," an all-Brahms concert highlighting his Second Cello Sonata and First Piano Trio. The second concert, "20th Century Portrait," explores a diverse range of chamber music from the “Age of Extremes” featuring works by Peter Schickele, John Adams, and Igor Stravinsky. "Merging Ideas," our third concert, examines notable chamber works that were either collaboratively composed or initiated by one composer and completed by another.  The season finale, "Allusions," presents an all-Schubert/Beethoven program that delves into the narrative essence of music.

 

Naoki Hakutani, Artistic Director

Stephen Wirges, Executive Director

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