Bach & Birdsong

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Alexandra Saraceno full profile / Solo Piano / 1 musician

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This solo piano program features two enduring musical influences: J.S. Bach and birdsong. Bach’s Partita No. 1 serves as the cornerstone among six distinct renderings of bird calls and nature scenes from Franz Liszt, Olivier Messiaen, and Amy Beach.

Program:

J.S. Bach: Partita in B-flat major, BWV 825

Praeludium, Allemande, Corrente, Sarabande, Menuet I, Menuet II, Giga

Olivier Messiaen: Préludes (1929)

I. La colombe

VIII. Un reflet dans le vent

Amy Beach: Hermit Thrush, Op. 92

I. A Hermit Thrush at Eve

II. A Hermit Thrush at Morn

Franz Liszt: 2 Légendes, S. 175

I. St. François d'Assise: La prédication aux oiseaux

II. St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots

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