Chopin and Schubert | Moldo Crescendo

On October 30, at the Palace of the Republic, Moldo Crescendo, 11th edition, enters the world of Chopin and Schubert.

Born in 1810, as part of the golden generation of musical Romanticism, Chopin experienced several powerful loves throughout his life: Konstancja Gładkowska, his first youthful love, who inspired the slow movement of his Piano Concerto in F minor; Maria Wodzińska, his fiancée, whom he parted with after two years, keeping her letters in a bundle marked “My Misfortune”; and George Sand, the writer with whom he shared almost a decade. His music is already a pure declaration of love, but we have also allowed ourselves to look into what he did not want to be brought to light. On his deathbed, Chopin asked for his unpublished manuscripts to be burned.

Franz Schubert lived only 31 years, yet left behind nearly a thousand works. His first love, the soprano Therese Grob, premiered his earliest lieder, but her family did not accept a musician without a steady income, and she eventually married a baker. A year before his death, Schubert dedicated the Fantasy in F minor for piano four hands to Countess Karoline Esterházy, his student, who is believed to have been his silent love. He died in 1828 and, according to his wishes, was buried beside his idol, Beethoven.

A world of letters, longing, impossible loves, and everything that remains between the lines.

 

At the piano:
Paul Cartianu (Romania/Austria) and Marcel Lazăr

Programme:
Chopin: Op. 9, Op. 31, Op. 33 and Op. 48
Schubert: Fantasy in F minor for piano four hands, D. 940

 

We look forward to seeing you at the concert!