Program:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Songs Without Words, op. 38
Con moto
Allegro non troppo
Presto e molto vivace
Andante
Agitato
Andante con moto
George Gershwin: Three Preludes
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Andante con moto
Agitato
Rudolf Friml: Suite Mignonne, op. 35
Solitude
Chanson Matinale (Morning Song)
Valse Romantique
Petite Historie (A Little Story)
Danse Bohémienne
Un Moment De Rêve (Contemplation)
Alfred Schnittke: Five Preludes and Fugue
PŘESTÁVKA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in a minor, K. 310
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante cantabile con espressione
III. Presto
Leoš Janáček: Sonata 1. X. 1905
Předtucha
Smrt
Antonín Dvořák / Matyáš Novák: Fantasy on the opera Rusalka
I considered the dramaturgy of the concert at the Eternal Hope festival very carefully. The first half of the recital will feature compositions by composers of Jewish origin, while the second half will feature compositions that reflect difficult moments in the lives of their authors. The common thread is the basic idea of the festival, namely eternal hope. As stated in the festival annotation, it is hope that overcomes oppression, hatred, lack of freedom, and uprooting, and gives space to beauty, faith, and a free life. At the same time, it is hope that helps each of us survive difficult life trials. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed Sonata K. 310 in response to the death of his mother, Leoš Janáček's sonata responds to the death of a young worker during demonstrations in Brno in 1905, and I composed my fantasy on Dvořák's Rusalka at a time when my grandmother was dying in hospital from coronavirus. Music is an integral part of social and personal life, and all of us who are able to perceive this message are very fortunate.
