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Offline thracozaag

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New York City early concert announcement--
on: August 17, 2009, 12:42:47 PM
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF GYÖRGY CZIFFRA
PRESENTS:
Homage a Cziffra: “The Art of the Transcription”

~ PROGRAM ~

Yashar Yaslowitz
Bach-Yaslowitz: Passacaglia in C Minor BWV 582

Claire Huangci
Schubert-Liszt: "Gretchen am Spinnrade"
Tchaikovsky-Pletnev: Concert Suite from “The Nutcracker”
March-Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy–Tarantella-Intermezzo-Trepak-Chinese Danse-Andante Maestoso

Alexander Moutouzkine
TBA

Gyorgy Cziffra
Audio recording of Gounod-Liszt: “Faust Waltz”

INTERMISSION

Koji Attwood
Wolf-Attwood: "Die Bekherte", "Vershwiegene Liebe" (World premiere)
Schumann-Attwood: "Berg und Burgen" (World premiere)
Tarrega-Attwood: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra"
Tchaikovsky-Attwood: Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, 1st movement, Andante sostenuto-Moderato con anima-Moderato assai, quasi Andante-Allegro vivo
(World premiere)

Mykola Suk
Thalberg: Fantasy on “Moses” by Rossini, Op. 33

Kimball Gallagher
Saint-Saens-Godowsky: "The Swan"
Saint-Saens-Liszt-Horowitz: "Danse Macabre”

Mei-Ting Sun
Stravinsky-Sun: Suite from "The Firebird" (1919)
Debussy-Sun: "Fetes" from Nocturnes
(World Premiere)

Hosted by Francis Romano

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25th 7:30 PM
THE PIANO SALON AT YAMAHA ARTIST SERVICES
689 FIFTH AVE(3rd Floor)
(Entrance on East 54th St b/w Madison and Fifth Ave.)
Tickets $20, seniors/students $15 for information please visit www.yasi@yamaha.com
For tickets, please call (516) 379-7598, or email: frankriss@verizon.net

Videos of performances from previous concerts can be found here:
"We have to reach a certain level before we realize how small we are."--Georges Cziffra

Offline thalbergmad

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 08:35:37 PM
Sounds like Heaven on Earth to me. I hope this is going to be recorded as i have been looking forward to hearing your Tchaikovsky transcription.

Mykola Suk must have impeccable taste.

Thal

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #2 on: August 24, 2009, 05:52:10 AM
Congratulations on your transcriptions, Koji, and have a great concert. :)
He was not of an age, but for all time.

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #3 on: September 17, 2009, 05:42:20 PM
Updated program--
Note: Concert will now be starting at 7 instead of 7:30 as previously stated, due to the length of the program--


Yashar Yaslowitz
Bach-Yaslowitz- Passacaglia in C Minor BWV 582

Mykola Suk
Thalberg-Fantasy on “Moses” by Rossini Op 33

Koji Attwood
Wolf-Attwood: "Die Bekehrte", "Verschwiegene Liebe" (World premiere)
Schumann-Attwood: "Berg und Burgen" (World premiere)
Tárrega-Attwood: "Recuerdos de la Alhambra"
Tchaikovsky-Attwood: Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, 1st movement, Andante
sostenuto-Moderato con anima (World premiere)

Gyorgy Cziffra
StraussII-Cziffra-Tritch-Tratsch Polka

INTERMISSION

Alexander Moutouzkine
Bellini-Liszt-Reminiscenses of "Norma"

Claire HuangCi
Schubert-Liszt-Gretchen am Spinnrade
Tchaikovsky-Pletnev- Concert Suite from “The Nutcracker”
March - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Tarantella - Intermezzo - Trepak - Chinese Danse - Andante Maestoso

Kimball Gallagher
Dvořák-Gallagher- "Songs of the Moon" from "Rusalka"(World premiere)
Saint-Saens-Liszt-Horowitz-"Danse Macabre"

Mei-Ting Sun
Stravinsky-Sun-Suite from "The Firebird" (1919) (World premiere)
"We have to reach a certain level before we realize how small we are."--Georges Cziffra

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #4 on: October 12, 2009, 08:37:17 PM
Videos here (more to come):








--Sorry Thal, Mykola had a scheduling difficulty, and so there was no Moses Fantasy, a real pity!--
"We have to reach a certain level before we realize how small we are."--Georges Cziffra

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #5 on: October 12, 2009, 08:40:05 PM
Very good. I especially like your Tchaikovsky transcription.
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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 12:10:02 PM
Thanks!  Appreciate you listening to it.  Here's Mei-ting's Firebird:




"We have to reach a certain level before we realize how small we are."--Georges Cziffra

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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #7 on: October 13, 2009, 04:56:21 PM
IMMENSE
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Re: New York City early concert announcement--
Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 06:18:42 AM
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