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Antje Weithaas, Bjørg Lewis & Aleksandar Madžar

Part of the Leeds International Chamber Season

Add to my Calendar 22-03-2016 19:30 22-03-2016 21:30 36 Antje Weithaas, Bjørg Lewis & Aleksandar Madžar The final recital of the series brings an exploration of pieces derived and developed from small kernels of musical material. Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello was dedicated to the memory of Debussy and is a study in Debussy’s idea of depouillement (economy of means). The sonata is reduced to just two instruments and the music is developed from two initial themes. Berg’s sonata consists of just one movement which follows the traditional sonata form of exposition, development and recapitulation. The thematic material however, follows Schoenberg’s idea of ‘developing variation’ in which all the material for the piece is developed from a single idea, ensuring unity throughout the piece. As in Ravel’s work all the material for Berg’s sonata is derived from two opening figures.  The Venue - Leeds College of Music (previous name), Leeds DD/MM/YYYY

Details

The Venue - Leeds College of Music (previous name)
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
England

Programme

Maurice Ravel – Sonata for Violin and Cello
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Piano Trio, Op.50
Alban Berg – Piano Sonata, Op.1

Performers

Antje Weithaas – violin
Bjørg Lewis – cello
Aleksandar Madžar – piano

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Programme Note

The final recital of the series brings an exploration of pieces derived and developed from small kernels of musical material.


Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello was dedicated to the memory of Debussy and is a study in Debussy’s idea of depouillement (economy of means). The sonata is reduced to just two instruments and the music is developed from two initial themes.


Berg’s sonata consists of just one movement which follows the traditional sonata form of exposition, development and recapitulation. The thematic material however, follows Schoenberg’s idea of ‘developing variation’ in which all the material for the piece is developed from a single idea, ensuring unity throughout the piece. As in Ravel’s work all the material for Berg’s sonata is derived from two opening figures.
 

Antje Weithaas

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