![]() ![]() The refined and sublime piece hints at the music of the Requiem Fauré composed later in life. The text “Verbe égal au Très-Haut” or Word One with the Highest, is from a Latin hymn “O Light of Light” attributed to the fourth century bishop of Milan, St. A version for strings and harp is breathtaking. 11 is a work for mixed chorus and piano or organ, with lyrics by the 17th-century poet Racine. Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 10 (Sviatoslav Richter, piano Prague Symphony Orchestra Karel Ančerl, cond.) Electrifying octaves in the piano bring the piece to a finish. The piece begins as it ends with an expansive, yearning, and deliberate theme in D-flat major with heart-thumping punctuation in the timpani. From charm to the grotesque, every mood is depicted. Although the piano concerto is only fifteen minutes long, in one movement, Prokofiev marked eleven distinct sections of varying tempos and disposition. 10 was composed in 1911, and is dedicated to the Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, the “dreaded Tcherepnin” with whom Prokofiev worked at the St. The magnificent resonance achieved in this piece is due in part to the pianist flying all over the black keys. The middle section becomes vibrant and agitated with octaves and chords marked with accents on each note, and the instruction, “forte crescendo possible.” A cadenza with rapid notes, is breathtakingly dramatic. The Andantino opens with a two-bar chordal introduction in the right hand with a lyrical cello-like melody entering in the left hand. Written in 1901 as a birthday gift, the D-flat major Romance has been published and performed separately. Sergei Prokofiev © Esoterica Art Agency 2018
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