FREDERICK HISTORICAL PIANO COLLECTION
Historical
Piano Concerts Series
at
the
Ashburnham
Community Church
Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 4: 00 p.m.
(March 26, 2015) Along with the rest of the classical music world, we are distressed to have learned this morning of the death, in his sleep, of the well-liked, modest, and warmly adventurous New York pianist, Joseph Smith. He was 66 and had not been previously unwell. www.slippedisc.com |
Joseph Smith, piano (Click on name for Bio) |
Humoresque
in g#, Op.
6, No. 2 (1865, dedicated to Rikard Nordraak) |
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907) |
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Tempo di menuetto ed energico | ||
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from Lyriske småstykker (Little Lyric Pieces), Vol. I, Op. 12 (1867, dedicated to Betty Egeberg) | Grieg | |
No. 4. Alfedans (Elfin Dance) Molto allegro e sempre staccato |
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Lyriske stykker (Lyric Pieces), Vol. III, Op. 43 (1886, dedicated to Isidor Seiss) | Grieg | |
1. Sommerfugl
(Butterfly) Allegro grazioso |
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2. Ensom
vandrer (SolitaryTraveler) Allegretto semplice |
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3. I
hjemlandet (In My Home Landscape) Poco andante |
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4. Liten fugl (Little
Bird) Allegro leggiero |
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5. Erotik (Love
Poem) Lento molto |
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6. Til foråret (To Spring) Allegro appassionato |
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from Fra
Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), Op.
40 (1884, dedicated to Erika Lie-Nissen) |
Grieg | |
No. 5. Rigaudon Allegro con brio |
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from Lyriske stykker (Lyric Pieces), Vol. V, Op. 54 (1891, dedicated to Julius Röntgen) | Grieg | |
No. 6. Klokkeklang
(The Knelling of Bells) Andante |
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from Norske
folkeviser (Norwegian Folksongs), Op. 66
(1896) |
Grieg | |
14. I Ola-dalom, i Ola-sjönn (In Ola Valley, in Ola Lake) | ||
11. Der stander to piger (There Stood Two Girls) | ||
1. Kulok (Cow Call) | ||
15. Bådnlåt (Lullaby) | ||
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from Norske
slåtter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op. 72
(1902-03, dedicated to Hermann Kretschmar) (Traditional Hardanger fiddle tunes gathered and notated by Johan
Halvorsen, arranged by Grieg)
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Grieg |
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No. 15. Skuldalsbrura
– Gangar (Gangar, The Bride from Skuldal) Allegro mæstoso e marcato |
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No. 8. Bruremarsj,
etter Myllarguten (Myllarguten's Wedding March) Allegretto grazioso |
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from Lyriske stykker (Lyric Pieces), Vol. VII, Op. 65 (1892) | Grieg | |
No. 6. Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen Wedding day at Troldhaugen | ||
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Valse
Caprice (1864) |
Rikard Nordraak (1842-1866) |
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Allegretto | ||
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Irish Tune from County Derry (publ. 1911) |
Percy Grainger (1882-1961) |
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Slowish, but not dragged, and wayward in time – the tune always well to the fore |
Piano by Blüthner, Leipzig, 1877
All pianos played in the concerts are from The Frederick Collection
Ashburnham Community Church: 84 Main Street (Rte. 12) at Chapel Street, Ashburnham, MA (GPS: 42.6359, -71.9083)
Admission: $10.00 /adult (children and students, free)
The building is wheelchair accessible.
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