A packed house enjoyed a brilliant recital program (the three Brahms violin sonatas) by violinist Gidon Kremer and pianist Krystian Zimerman yesterday at Jordan Hall. The afternoon was capped by two delightful encores: Eugene Ysaÿe's Rève d'enfant, Op. 14 and a movement of Mozart's fragmentary Sonata for piano and violin No. 39 in C Major, K. 404. During the Mozart, Zimerman brought a bit of Chico Marx.
After the performance, Mr. Zimerman reminded me of a trap-set drummer, dismantling his piano as soon as the house was cleared, pulling out the specially modified innards and carefully packing them away - the last one to leave "the bandstand."
More on this performance as the reviews come in.
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Monday, November 6, 2006
Kremer and Zimerman encores
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Hi, The Mozart encore is actually the complete 2 movement sonata. Not just one movement as stated. This is a VERY short 2 mov sonata only lasting about 3 mins.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info - I stand corrected!
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