Klassik Forum Chur: Sophie Pacini

Description

The piano recital enjoys a special status in the concert world: With only one person on stage, an intimacy is created that may not be possible with any other ensemble. No wonder, then, that the repertoire for solo piano is the richest, and that the tradition of the piano recital has steadily evolved over the centuries. Sophie Pacini is a representative of this very change, as she always thinks one step ahead in her programs. Instead of playing an entire Schubert cycle, she creates an intimate framework in the first half with two classics by Franz Schubert around the two core works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famous D minor Fantasy prepares, with its variability, the unknown Souvenance by Cécile Chaminade, which calmly floats and gives the sound language of Schubert and Mozart a third, nostalgic component. In the second half of the concert, Pacini slowly and skillfully breaks out of intimacy into virtuosity – and who connects these two qualities better than Franz Liszt. In the Consolations, devotion and quiet virtuosity come together. A combination that is also found in the overture to Tannhäuser. In good Liszt fashion, however, the virtuosity swells more and more, up to the overwhelming final chorale. A well-thought-out program that naturally develops from sensuality to virtuosity. Soloist:
Sophie Pacini (piano) Program: Franz Schubert (1797–1828) 23′
Sonata in A minor, D 784 (1823) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) 7′
Fantasy in D minor, KV 397 (1782) Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944) 2′
Souvenance, from: 6 Romances without Words, op. 76 (1893) Franz Schubert 7′
Impromptu in A-flat major, D 935 (1827) Intermission 20′ Franz Liszt (1811–1886) 14′
Consolations (1849) Franz Liszt 15′
Overture to Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner, concert paraphrase for piano (1849)

Highlights

• Piano recital with Sophie Pacini
• Works by Schubert, Mozart, Chaminade, and Liszt
• Intimate atmosphere and virtuosic performance

General Information

The concert takes place at the Theater Chur and offers a varied program ranging from the intimacy of chamber music to the virtuosity of the Romantic era. Sophie Pacini presents a carefully selected range of classical works that will captivate the audience.

Location

Theaterplatz, 7000 Chur, Switzerland

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