Pianist and Cal Poly Music Professor W. Terrence Spiller will give a virtual recital that will livestream at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, and be available through Feb. 7.
The first half will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s technically demanding and humorous Sonata in F Major, K. 332 Maria Agata Szymanowska’s Nocturne in B-flat Major and Maurice Ravel’s “Sonatine.”
“Szymanowska was a significant influence on Frédéric Chopin and other Romantic-era composers,” Spiller said. “The inspiration for Ravel’s ‘Sonatine’ was a magazine’s composition competition. He would have won — as he was the only entrant — but his first movement was a few measures too long. It is a tribute to 18th-century elegance, style and structure.”
The second half will be Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Moments musicaux,” Op. 16. Spiller said the then-23-year-old Rachmaninoff wrote the piece rather quickly because he needed money. “The six movements represent a range of Romantic moods and styles and forms that feature special emphasis upon Rachmaninoff’s coloristic writing, his lyricism and his virtuosity.”
Presenter / Producer: Cal Poly Music Department
Listed Categories Music > Classical Music > Recitals - Instrumental
Event Phone: 805-756-4849
Venue Cal Poly Virtual
San Luis Obispo CA 93405
Regions: Central California Ventura, Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo
Performance Dates: 1/29/2021 - 2/7/2021
Friday, 01/29/2021 Saturday, 01/30/2021 Sunday, 01/31/2021 Monday, 02/01/2021 Tuesday, 02/02/2021 Wednesday, 02/03/2021 Thursday, 02/04/2021 Friday, 02/05/2021 Saturday, 02/06/2021 Sunday, 02/07/2021
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Performance Times 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, then on demand anytime Jan. 30-Feb. 7
Ticket Information: $5
Web Link for ticketing
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