Have you ever heard Contemplazione, a piece for orchestra by Catalani, the composer of La Wally? Have you ever heard “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”—but arranged for piano? These are two of the offerings in this eclectic, stimulating program.
Catalani, “Contemplazione”
Catalani, “Ebben? Ne andró lontana,” from “La Wally”
Stravinsky, “Le Baiser de la fée”
Shchedrin, “Changing of the Guard” from “Carmen Suite”
Fauré, Pavane
Churchill-Walford, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”
Tveitt, “Sonata etere”
Sibelius, “Was It a Dream?”
Weill, “My Ship”