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10 new commissions by 10 Canadian composers for 10 Canadian pianists, on the letters of Gould's name (GEGD). Part 1 is Live from Toronto - in the Glenn Gould Studio. Then, we're off to Winnipeg Live for Part 2 for a concert featuring 2 more composers Danny Koulack and Richard Moody who are also writing new works on GEGD.
These vignettes will be short clips and music taken from Gould's years working for CBC Radio. You can hear these archival clips throughout the 10 day event on Canada Live and throughout the day on CBC Radio 2.
The first in three recitals by a three of Canada’s greatest pianists. In his tribute to Glenn Gould, Louis Lortie will be heard in a programme which celebrates Gould’s fascination with transcription - notably the works of Richard Wagner. This programme will also contain several musical surprises for Louis Lortie fans.
PROGRAMME:
ALESSANDRO MARCELLO Concerto, D minor, BWV 974
(1684-1750)
Arrg. by J. S. Bach Allegro
(1685-1750) Adagio
Presto
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Sonata # 15, F major,
(1756-1791) K. 533/K. 494
Arrg. by Edvard Grieg
(1843-1907) Allegro
Andante
Rondeau (Allegro)
NOTE: Edvard Grieg wrote a second piano part to a number of Mozart piano sonatas. Louis Lortie will perform one of these, accompanying Glenn Gould’s original recording.
RICHARD WAGNER Tagesgrauen und Siegfrieds
Rheinfahrt
Arrg. by Glenn Gould (from Die Götterdämmerung)
(1932-1982)
INTERMISSION
RICHARD STRAUSS Moonlight Music and Final Scene
(from Capriccio) - WORLD PREMIERE
Arrg. by Louis Lortie
(b. 1959)
MAURICE RAVEL La Valse, poème chorégraphique
(1875-1937)
Arrg. by Louis Lortie
Louis Lortie performs on a Fazioli piano
Variations on Gould features six pianists in six cities playing the Goldberg Variations, in a multi-media concert produced by Espace Musique. Live-to-air in Gatineau from the Museum of Civilization, with live relays from studios in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax.
Featuring pianists:
Vancouver: Jane Coop
Edmonton: Wonny Song
Winnipeg: Katherine Chi
Gatineau: David Jalbert
Montréal: Maneli Pirzadeh
Halifax: Richard Raymond
Don Thompson feels that Glenn Gould's musical genius and curiousity are reflected in the work of the Scottish born guitarist Paul Galbraith. Galbraith's expanded 8-string guitar will be heard in transciptions of Byrd, Schoneberg and Bach. Bach's harmonic genius will be transcribed by Thompson in a jazz quartet of vibes, guitar, bass and drums.
Programme
all works transcribed by Paul Galbraith
William Byrd : Pavane & Galliard No. 10 “Sir William Petre” (1591)
(c.1540-1623)
Arnold Schönberg: Sechs kleine Kavierstucke, Op. 19 (1911)
(1874-1951) Six Little Pieces for piano,
I Leicht, zart (Light, tender)
II Langsam (Slow)
III Seher langsam (Very slow)
IV Rasch, aber leicht (Fast, but light)
V Etwas rasch (Rather fast)
VI Sehr langsam (Very slow)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 4 in E Flat Major for Solo Cello,
(1685-1750) BWV 1010 (c1720)
I Prelude (Preludium)
II Allemande
III Courante
IV Sarabande
V Bouree I - Bouree II - Bouree I
VI Gigue
Paul Galbraith, 8-string "Brahms" guitar
Intermission
Don Thompson / Johann Sebastian Bach:
(b.1940) (1685-1750)
Three-part fugue
from The Musical Offering. BWV 1079
Jazz Variations on The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
I Aria
II Variation 1
III Variation 2
IV Variation 25
V Aria
Siciliano
from the Flute Sonata in E flat Major BWV 1031
What's your Idea Of North? Six songwriters have been asked that question, and they'll gather at Ottawa's Museum of Civilization to explore the answer through music. Representing everything from throat singing (Tanya Tagaq) to jazzy bluegrass instrumentals (Creaking Tree String Quartet) to art-pop (Veda Hille), the musicians will react to, re-interpret, re-think and re-write the Ideas of North presented in Glenn Gould's 1967 CBC documentary, through specially commissioned, new works.
Sprinkled throughout are excerpts from Gould's original documentary, and the musicians will also round out the broadcast by playing a few songs of their own that fit in with other Glenn Gould-related themes.
Tanya Tagaq (avant-garde throat singing/electronica from Cambridge Bay)
Veda Hille (arty piano-pop from Vancouver)
Creaking Tree String Quartet (jazzy-bluegrass-instrumental-folk from Toronto)
Catherine MacLellan (warm, delicate folk from PEI)
Grand Analog (literate, smart hip hop from Winnipeg)
The Flaps (imaginary soundtrack music from Ottawa)
The concert is followed by from Calgary: "Close in Distant Cold Light" by David Berezan
It's an homage to Gould's Idea of North, and is done partly in the style of his original piece, but also in the style of the Berezan's electroacoustic music. It uses interviews with several young people from around the globe (mainly from "southern" countries) as a distant commentary on "north", and transformed sounds that explore the different characteristics of "north", in a slightly more abstract and fantasy-like manner. The compostion was premiered in the UK in 2001 at the Birmingham Electroacoustic Sound Theatre (BEAST).
The performer is Minsoo Sohn, first laureate of the 2006 Honens Competition. Katherine Duncan is hosting the party at the Calgary Opera Centre.
This is followed by a concert from Toronto: AFRICAN GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
“Glenn Gould opened a door for me,” says Toronto musician Waleed Abdulhamid. “I heard a freedom in the way he played the Goldberg Variations. And I felt I really wanted to perform this music in a North African way.” aleed brings his band WALEED KUSH to Glenn Gould Studio. “I want to honour Glenn Gould’s creativity,” he says, “and to bring my own Sudanese view of music to Bach’s mighty Goldberg Variations.”
Waleed Abdulhamid, bass, vocals, percussion
Ted Quinlan, guitar
David Foster, saxophone
Laurence Stevenson, violin
John Ebata, piano, keyboards
Rich Greenspoon, drums
Derek Thorne, percussion
In addition to Gould’s 75th birthday and the 25th anniversary of his death, 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of Gould’s historic Russian debut. In his salute to Gould, André Laplante presents a programme that includes piano works by Scriabin, the 7th Sonata of Prokofiev, and Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet.
PROGRAMME:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Sonata, E-flat major, K. 282/ (1756-1791) K. 189g)
Adagio Menuetto Allegro
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet, Opus 57
(1906-1975)
Prelude: Lento Fugue: Adagio Scherzo: Allegretto Intermezzo: Lento Finale: Allegretto
INTERMISSION:
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Visions Fugitives, Opus 22
(1891-1953)
I Lentamente
III Allegretto
V Molto giocoso
VII Pittoresco
X Ridicolosamente
XI Con vivacità
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata # 7, B flat major,
Opus 83
Allegro inquieto – Andantino
Andante caloroso
Precipitato
Two generations of Toronto-based Cuban pianists pay tribute to Glenn Gould. Young hotshot David Virelles brings his Quintet and established virtuoso Hilario Duran his Trio for an evening of Glenn Gould-style piano mastery infused with Cuban rhythmic fire. Both artists will premiere brand-new Glenn Gould-inspired compositions for their own groups plus string quartet.
Glenn Gould did not think of himself primarily as a pianist; he was equally committed to writing, broadcasting, composing, conducting, and experimenting with technology. "Don't be frightened. Mr. Gould is here..." is a concert that pays tribute to Gould's creative vision, extraordinary talents and individual personality. It features three new works commissioned for the occasion by CBC Radio (from experimental composers Chantale Laplante, Louis Dufort and Martin Tétreault) that each interact in their own way with Gould's vast musical universe and recorded legacy. You'll also hear a rare performance of Glenn Gould's only major composition: his String Quartet, Opus 1 featuring violinists Jonathan Crow and Olivier Thouin, violist Neal Gripp and cellist Brian Manker.
While his name will forever be linked to the music of Bach, Gould’s musical tastes were eclectic and far reaching. For the final recital Marc-André Hamelin performs a programme devoted to works from the 1st and 2nd Viennese School, from Haydn and Beethoven to Schoenberg and Berg - all works that Gould championed.
PROGRAMME:
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Sonata # 23, F major, Hob:XVI:23
(1732–1809)
Moderato
Adagio Finale (Presto)
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Sonata # 41, B-flat major, Hob.XVI:41
Allegro
Allegro di molto
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata # 31, A-flat major, Opus 110
(1770-1827)
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Allegro molto
Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)
INTERMISSION:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sonata, C major, K. 545
(1756-1791)
Allegro Andante Rondo (Allegretto)
ALBAN BERG Piano Sonata, Opus 1
(1885-1935)
Mäßig bewegt
JACQUES HÉTU Variations for Piano, Opus 8
(Born 1938)
Introduction: Maestoso, sostenuto
Variation 1: Vivace
Variation 2: Adagio
Variation 3: Andante
Variation 4: Alllegro molto
Maestoso, vivacissimo
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