Dec/090
Recital, Date TBA March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's London Concert (Wednesday, 1st February 1871)
Sharona Joshua at Tornaveen Festival, Scotland
March 2010, 7.30pm
Venue TBA, Tornaveen, Scotland
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel historical piano
Beethoven Sonata Op.31 No.3
Mendelssohn Frühlingslied, Op.62 No.6
Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op.6
Bach Italian Concerto, BWV.971
Mendelssohn Prelude in E minor, from Prelude & Fugue, Op.35
Chopin Nocturne in G minor
Impromptu in C minor, Op.66
In 1858 Sir Charles Hallé formed the “Monday & Saturday Popular Concerts” at the new St. James’ Hall in London. Initially, the months of May and June were reserved for keyboard recitals, and Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was invited regularly to perform at these events.
From 1856 to 1888 Clara Wieck returned to perform at Crystal Palace Hall and later at St James’s Hall in London on a regular basis. She created imaginative, thrilling concert programmes designed to meet the growing demand for chamber music. She was joined by the greatest artists of the time to perform music ranging from orchestral and operatic repertoire, to more intimate chamber works.
In these concert performances spanning a lifetime, Clara Wieck revived long forgotten music by the masters of the past, and increased the standing of contemporary composers, in particular that of her own husband, Robert Schumann.
150 years later, through detailed research, Sharona Joshua, and her ensemble Concerto Cristofori recreate the actual concert programmes that were performed by Clara in London at the time.
Concerto Cristofori use period instruments, including a Romantic era 1853 Pleyel piano, a type of piano played frequently by Clara Schumann. Coupled with a return to the prevalent techniques of the time, these concert performances present a rare, unique and illuminating experience for today’s audiences.
Dec/090
Recital, 27 March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's London Concert (Wednesday, 1st February 1871)
Sharona Joshua at Dumfries Music Club, Scotland
Saturday, 27 March 2010, 7.30pm
Dumfries Music Club, St. John's Church, Lover's Walk, Dumfries, Scotland
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel historical piano
Beethoven Sonata Op.31 No.3
Mendelssohn Frühlingslied, Op.62 No.6
Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op.6
Bach Italian Concerto, BWV.971
Mendelssohn Prelude in E minor, from Prelude & Fugue, Op.35
Chopin Nocturne in G minor
Impromptu in C minor, Op.66
For more information about the venue please go to Dumfries Music Club website
In 1858 Sir Charles Hallé formed the “Monday & Saturday Popular Concerts” at the new St. James’ Hall in London. Initially, the months of May and June were reserved for keyboard recitals, and Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was invited regularly to perform at these events.
From 1856 to 1888 Clara Wieck returned to perform at Crystal Palace Hall and later at St James’s Hall in London on a regular basis. She created imaginative, thrilling concert programmes designed to meet the growing demand for chamber music. She was joined by the greatest artists of the time to perform music ranging from orchestral and operatic repertoire, to more intimate chamber works.
In these concert performances spanning a lifetime, Clara Wieck revived long forgotten music by the masters of the past, and increased the standing of contemporary composers, in particular that of her own husband, Robert Schumann.
150 years later, through detailed research, Sharona Joshua, and her ensemble Concerto Cristofori recreate the actual concert programmes that were performed by Clara in London at the time.
Concerto Cristofori use period instruments, including a Romantic era 1853 Pleyel piano, a type of piano played frequently by Clara Schumann. Coupled with a return to the prevalent techniques of the time, these concert performances present a rare, unique and illuminating experience for today’s audiences.
Dec/090
Recital, 26 March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's Concert in Guebwiller (North of France) with Julius Stockhausen (baritone) dated 15 October 1862
Concerto Cristofori at Dumfries, Scotland
Friday, 26 March 2010, 7.30pm
Dumfries Music Club, St. John's Church, Lover's Walk, Dumfries, Scotland
Thomas Guthrie baritone
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel historical piano
St. John's Church, Dumfries
Franz Schubert
Die Schöne Müllerin
(Text: Wilhelm Müller)
The programme includes Chopin’s Ballade in g minor Op.23
For further details please go to Dumfries Music Club website
The performance includes readings of the lesser-known prologue, epilogue, and three remaining verses from Müller’s poem-cycle Die Schöne Müllerin, which Schubert refrained from setting to music.
“I invite you to a brand-new entertainment
In an absolutely brand new style.
Simply fashioned, artlessly arranged.
Adorned with noble German simplicity,
As jaunty as a lad with his lover’s bouquet;
And there is also a little pious humility for the audience.
For me that’s enough of a recommendation;
If you too like the sound of it, then come in.”
Franz Schubert
Chopin’s Ballade in g minor Op.23, inserted half way through the cycle, was composed in 1835-36 and dedicated to “Monsieur le Baron de Stockhausen,” Hanoverian ambassador to France (a relation of Julius’?). This piece is cleverly placed here, as it too, was inspired by a poem - "Conrad Wallenrod", written by the polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.
Dec/090
Recital, 25 March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's Concert in Guebwiller (North of France) with Julius Stockhausen (baritone) dated 15 October 1862
Concerto Cristofori at Forfar, Scotland
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 7.30pm
Forfar Arts Guild, Venue TBA, Forfar, Scotland
Thomas Guthrie baritone
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel historical piano
Franz Schubert
Die Schöne Müllerin
(Text: Wilhelm Müller)
The programme includes Chopin’s Ballade in g minor Op.23
Dec/090
Recital, 22 March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's London Concert (Wednesday, 1st February 1871)
Sharona Joshua at St. Andrews Music Club, Scotland
Monday, 22 March 2010, 8pm
St. Salvator’s Chapel, North Street, St. Andrews, Fife
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel piano
Beethoven Sonata Op.31 No.3
Mendelssohn Frühlingslied, Op.62 No.6
Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op.6
Bach Italian Concerto, BWV.971
Mendelssohn Prelude in E minor, from Prelude & Fugue, Op.35
Chopin Nocturne in G minor
Impromptu in C minor, Op.66
For more information about the venue please go to St. Andrews Music Club website
In 1858 Sir Charles Hallé formed the “Monday & Saturday Popular Concerts” at the new St. James’ Hall in London. Initially, the months of May and June were reserved for keyboard recitals, and Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was invited regularly to perform at these events.
From 1856 to 1888 Clara Wieck returned to perform at Crystal Palace Hall and later at St James’s Hall in London on a regular basis. She created imaginative, thrilling concert programmes designed to meet the growing demand for chamber music. She was joined by the greatest artists of the time to perform music ranging from orchestral and operatic repertoire, to more intimate chamber works.
In these concert performances spanning a lifetime, Clara Wieck revived long forgotten music by the masters of the past, and increased the standing of contemporary composers, in particular that of her own husband, Robert Schumann.
150 years later, through detailed research, Sharona Joshua, and her ensemble Concerto Cristofori recreate the actual concert programmes that were performed by Clara in London at the time.
Concerto Cristofori use period instruments, including a Romantic era 1853 Pleyel piano, a type of piano played frequently by Clara Schumann. Coupled with a return to the prevalent techniques of the time, these concert performances present a rare, unique and illuminating experience for today’s audiences.
Dec/090
Recital, 20 March 2010
Reconstruction of Clara Schumann's Concert in Guebwiller (North of France) with Julius Stockhausen (baritone) dated 15 October 1862
Concerto Cristofori at Helensburgh, Scotland
Saturday, 20 March 2010, 7.45pm
Helensburgh Music Society, Venue TBA, Helensburgh, Scotland
Thomas Guthrie baritone
Sharona Joshua 1853 Pleyel historical piano
Franz Schubert
Die Schöne Müllerin
(Text: Wilhelm Müller)
The programme includes Chopin’s Ballade in g minor Op.23
The performance includes readings of the lesser-known prologue, epilogue, and three remaining verses from Müller’s poem-cycle Die Schöne Müllerin, which Schubert refrained from setting to music.
“I invite you to a brand-new entertainment
In an absolutely brand new style.
Simply fashioned, artlessly arranged.
Adorned with noble German simplicity,
As jaunty as a lad with his lover’s bouquet;
And there is also a little pious humility for the audience.
For me that’s enough of a recommendation;
If you too like the sound of it, then come in.”
Franz Schubert
Chopin’s Ballade in g minor Op.23, inserted half way through the cycle, was composed in 1835-36 and dedicated to “Monsieur le Baron de Stockhausen,” Hanoverian ambassador to France (a relation of Julius’?). This piece is cleverly placed here, as it too, was inspired by a poem - "Conrad Wallenrod", written by the polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.