2019/2020            Chamber Hall                the 7th Season

 

 

All Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven Series

 

Concert

Monologues About Love

(dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the great German composer)

•           Venue: Chamber Hall of the Astana Opera House

•           Date and time: 26 March 2020  /  Thursday  /  7:00 pm

•           Running time:  1 hour 30 minutes

•           Age limit:  7+

•           Additional information: entering the Hall after the third ring is not allowed; photos and video recordings are not allowed; children under 7 years of age are not allowed for performance.

 

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The First Violin of the Astana Opera Orchestra – Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Bagdat Abilkhanov opens a series of concerts dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He will play all ten sonatas for violin and piano created by the great German composer. Saltanat Abilkhanova, laureate of international competitions, will perform the part of the piano.

We are used to the fact that Beethoven’s music is heroic images, symphonism, large scale, drama... However, it also has a different side, which was expressed in chamber compositions.

Two of Beethoven’s favourite instruments – violin and piano – found a happy unity in composer’s ten violin sonatas. Most of his sonatas were written in the early period of the artist's work. They can be called the locus of gratitude and hope of the author: he dedicated them to his teacher Antonio Salieri and high patrons. Moreover, they interconnected the echoes of the 18th century chivalry with new musical ideas, which later Beethoven implemented in piano sonatas and symphonies.

 

 

 

PROGRAMME:

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, op.12/1

Dedicated to Antonio Salieri

Allegro con brio

Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto

Rondo. Allegro

 

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat major, ор.12/3

Dedicated to Antonio Salieri

Allegro con spirit

Adagio con molt` espressione

Rondo. Allegro molto

 

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, op.24 (Spring Sonata)

Dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries

Allegro

Adagio molto espressivo

Scherzo. Allegro molto

Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

 

 

PERFORMED BY:

Bagdat ABILKHANOV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan (violin)

Saltanat ABILKHANOVA (piano)

 

 

 

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