Summary of Dissertation Recitals

Abstract

Abstract

The three dissertation recitals present programs that feature a particular theme or subject. The first recital covers French music, including two brief pieces by Henry Février; the Piano Concerto in G Major and “La Valse” by Ravel; a suite of Poulenc; and two Barcarolles and a Nocturne by Fauré. The lecture-recital explores three piano pieces by Francis Poulenc which exemplify each of his three compositional periods, in order to explore his development as a composer. It also discusses remarkable events in Poulenc's life and other composers that had an impact on his musical output. The program presents the “Suite pour piano”, several pieces from “Huit Nocturnes", and “Mélancolie." The final recital features various works by composers that highlight their passion for their faith. The program presents two relatively short pieces initially composed by J. S. Bach and arranged by Wilhelm Kempff, Amy Beach's “Out of the Depths”, Messiaen's "Noël" from Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus, Beethoven's “Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat Major, Op.110” and three pieces from Franz Liszt's "Harmonies poétiques et religieuses.”

Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m., School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Britton Recital Hall, The University of Michigan. Henry Février, Guirlands, Impromptu; Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major and La Valse; Francis Poulenc, Napoli and Suite pour le piano; Gabriel Fauré, Barcarolle No. 4 in A-flat Major, Op. 44, Barcarolle no. 1 in A minor, Op.26, Nocturne no. 4 in E-flat Major, Op.36

Friday, March 29, 2019, 8:00 p.m., Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium, The University of Michigan. Francis Poulenc and his pianistic language: Francis Poulenc Suite pour piano, FP 19; Huit Nocturnes, FP 56; Mélancolie, FP 105

Friday, May 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m., School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Britton Recital Hall, The University of Michigan. J. S. Bach, Organ Chorale, Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (arr. Wilhelm Kempff); Prelude to the Ratswahl Cantata Wir Danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 (arr. Wilhelm Kempff); Amy March Cheney Beach, Out of the Depths (Psalm 130); Olivier Messiaen, “Noël” from Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus; L. v. Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat Major, Op.110; Franz Liszt, “Invocation”, “Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil,” "Cantique d'amour” from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses