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In Europe, the division between West and East is not purely geographical; it is also—and primarily—cultural. In terms of music, the serious musical tradition of Central Europe (and of the German lands, in particular) between the 18th and 20th centuries clearly emphasizes expressive coherence and density, morphological architecture and harmonic clarity.
In contrast, the East was gradually discovering a 'voice' of its own which focused more on striking a balance between a living folk tradition and its admiration of Western achievements, between the surfeit of passion at the core of the Slavic soul and the disarming "coldness" that often describes its surface. It is these contrasting aesthetic tendencies, this dissonant coexistence, that sets the tone for the European musical pluralism which the 12th Chamber Music Festival Chania seeks to spotlight. Each of its six concerts will juxtapose works from the German Classical and Romantic tradition with works from Russia, Poland, Armenia and the Czech Republic, all of them written in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Emblematic as it is of the German spirit, Ludwig van Beethoven's music could hardly be absent from the Festival: his famous Septet, though written in his youth, would go on to become one of the composer's best loved and frequently performed works, even during Beethoven's own lifetime.
The Septet also provided the model for Schubert's Octet, with both works delighting audiences with a timbral feast of strings combined with woodwind and brass. Exploring the very heart of the chamber music repertoire, the vibrant Zimbalist Trio, consisting of distinguished alumni of the Curtis School of Music, one of the very best in the United States, will perform Schumann and Dvořák's thoroughbred romantic trios along with the heartrending trio by the Polish composer Mieczysław Weinberg, which was inspired by the brutality of World War II.
An entire concert will be dedicated to the two-piano repertoire, a combination that is making its first appearance at the Festival. The renowned Greek pianists, Vassilis Varvaressos and Titus Gouvelis, Festival stalwarts both, will perform Johannes Brahms' momentous Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Sergei Rachmaninoff's sensual First Suite, along with the explosively virtuosic Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Witold Lutoslawski. Of course, the Festival programme also contains some lighter interludes with witty, sensitive, evergreen works like Khachaturian's Trio (with its quotes from Armenian traditional music) or Prokofiev's modernist Quintet.
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1st Concert
Mon 26.8
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810 – 1856) - Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 63
MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG (1919 – 1996) - Piano Trio in A minor, op. 24
2nd Concert
Wed 28.8
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810 – 1856) - Fairy Tale Pictures (Märchenbilder)op. 113, for viola and piano
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 – 1975) - Concertino for two pianos, op. 94
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882 – 1971) - Three parts from “Petrushka”
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841 – 1904) - Piano trio No.4 in E minos, op.90 “Dumky”
3rd Concert
Fri 30.8
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953) - Quintet in G minor, op. 39 for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953) - Sonata for two violins in C major, op. 56
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847) - String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, op. 80
4th Concert
Sat 31.8
ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903 – 1978) - Trio for violin, clarinet and piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828) - Octet in F major, D. 803 for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
5th Concert
Sun 1.9
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897) - Variations on a theme by Haydn for two pianos, op. 56b
WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913 – 1994) - Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 – 1943) - Suite No. 1 in G minor, op. 5, “Fantaisie-tableaux”
6th Concert
Tue 3.9
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) - Septet in E-flat major, op. 20, for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 – 1893) - String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
7th Concert
Wed 4.9
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) - Septet in E-flat major, op. 20, for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 – 1893) - String Sextet in D minor, op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
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