Tuesday, April 18
Anne Kaasa, pianist
Programme
“WITH DANCING STEPS FROM LISZT TO PIAZZOLLA”
BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945) Romanian Folk Dances
SERGEI PROKOFIEV(1891-1953) From the Ballet “Romeo and Juliette’ op 75:
Juliette as a Young Girl Dance of the Girls with Lilies
Montagues and Capulets
ENRIQUE GRANADOS(1867-1916) From “Spanish Dances”
1. Andaluz
2. Oriental
MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946) From the Ballet “Love, the Magician”
Ritual Fire Dance
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA(1921-1992) Milonga del ángel
La muerte del ángel (tango)
Interval
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN(1810-1849) Three Waltzes
Waltz in c # minor, op. 64, no 2
Waltz in a minor, op. 34, no 2
Waltz in e minor, op. posthumous
MAURICE RAVEL(1875-1937) Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Modéré, très franc
Assez lent – avec une expression intense Modére
Assez aninmé
Presque lent – dans un sentement intense
Vif
Moins vif
Épilogue – Lent, Plus lent
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) Mephisto Waltz no.1
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Anne Kaasa, Piano
M José Falcão, cello
Esther Georgie, clarinet
“AN EVENING WITH BRAHMS”
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonata for clarinet and piano in F minor, op. 120, no. 1
Allegro appassionato
Andante un poco adagio
Allegretto grazioso
Vivace
Sonata for piano and cello in E minor, op. 38
Allegro non troppo
Allegretto quasi Menuetto – Trio – Allegretto quasi Menuetto
Allegro
Interval
Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in a mior, op. 114
Allegro
Adagio
Andantino grazioso
Allegro
The Norwegian pianist Anne Kaasa, who lives in Lisbon, has been described by the French musical magazine Le Monde de la Musique as “ a pianist that stands out in the crowded world of soloists by the depth of her interpretations, the fluidity of her playing, as well as the precision and the delicacy of her touch”.
Her activity as a soloist has brought her to play at prestigious venues like Wigmore Hall(London), Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Auditorio Nacional (Madrid), Ateneu Roman(Bucarest) and Scheremetev Palace (St. Petersburg) among others and in many International Music Festivals.
The cellist, Maria José Falcão has performed in numerous concerts in Portugal and abroad, and appeared in many Festivals, including in the Festivals of Algarve, Sintra Macau and Funchal. She collaborates regularly with the Portuguese Radio for classical music, Antena 2 and has recorded the Cello Concerto of Fernando Lopes-Graça with the National Symphony Orchestra of Budapest.
The clarinetist,Esther Georgie, was born in Michigan, United States of America. At the age of twelve, she moved to England to pursue her piano and clarinet studies at the Royal College of Music in London. She won the International Young Concert Artists Competition and the Young Artists’ Platform in London. These successes enabled her to give recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Fairfield Halls, Leighton House and the BBC.
She is a founding member of the Bartikian Trio and more recently is a member of a wind quintet made up of soloists from the Gulbenkian Orchestra. She also plays regularly in duet with clarinettist João Pedro Santos. Mervyn Cooke, Ivan Moody and Diogo Alvim have all dedicated new works to her.
All concerts will take place in the auditorium at Os Agostos. Doors will open at 6.00pm and the concert will begin at 7.00pm.
There will be wine, fruit juices and canapés available for self-service. Entry donation is €30.00 per person for guests and non-members payable in advance by bank transfer.