Charlie Albright, piano WED, OCT 15 / 7 PM / HAHN HALL A private reception for Producers Circle members and Arts & Lectures series subscribers will follow the concert
Up Close & Musical series in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman
Schubert: Two Impromptus from op. 90 No. 3 in G-flat Major No. 2 in E-flat Major
Janáček: Piano Sonata (“Zulice, 1 X 05” From the Street, 1 October, 1905) The Presentiment (Predtucha): Con moto Death (Tod): Adagio
Strauss/Schulz-Evler: Concert Arabesques on themes from “On the Beautiful Blue Danube” Albright: Improvisation - Intermission -
Chopin: Etudes, op. 25
No. 1 in A-flat Major No. 2 in F Minor No. 3 in F Major No. 4 in A Minor No. 5 in E Minor No. 6 in G-sharp Minor No. 7 in C-sharp Minor No. 8 in D-flat Major No. 9 in G-flat Major No. 10 in B Minor No. 11 in A Minor (“Winter Wind”) No. 12 in C Minor (“Ocean”)
About the Program Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Two Impromptus from op. 90 Schubert wrote his eight Impromptus for piano during the summer and fall of 1827, probably in response to a request from his publisher for music intended for the growing number of amateur musicians with pianos in their homes: This music is melodic, attractive and not so difficult as to take it
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out of the range of good amateur pianists. The term “impromptu” lacks precise musical meaning. It refers to a short instrumental piece, usually for piano, without specified form; the title suggests music that gives the impression of being improvised on the spot. But the notion that this music