January’s monthly theme of Mystery is embodied in the piano
works of Claude Debussy and Frederic Chopin. Debussy’s music seems to suggest
sensations and impressions, rather than provide the clear sense of narrative or
precise outlines of much earlier music. Chopin’s A Minor Prelude is a tonally
ambiguous work, which meanders through a maze of different tonal regions before
cadencing in the home key. His Nocturne in Bb Minor, in its trance-like
insistence, seems to anticipate the hazy sonic world of Debussy. Read on for
programming details.
Prelude: Adam Kent, piano
The Sunken Cathedral, from Preludes, Book I
The Sunken Cathedral, from Preludes, Book I
Ondine, from Preludes,
Book II
Claude
Debussy
Opening Music:
Prelude in A Minor, Op. 28, No. 2
Frederic
Chopin
Offertory:
Nocturne in Bb Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
Nocturne in Bb Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
Chopin
Interlude:
The Snow is Dancing, from Children’s Corner
Interlude:
The Snow is Dancing, from Children’s Corner
Debussy
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