CLASSICS II: ETERNAL QUEST

10/16/2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:00pm
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 6:00pm
Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College
    

  • Wagner: Prelude und Liebestod (Prelude and Love-Death) from Tristan und Isolde . . . passages unfolding in beauty yet defying resolution create an “insatiable longing”
  • Bloch: Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra . . . inspired by King Solomon’s book of Ecclesiastes; the soloist takes a powerful and compassionate role
  • Ives: The Unanswered Question . . . a novel take on the perennial question of existence
  • Elgar: “Enigma” Variations . . . a collection of character tributes to dear friends, this pillar of the repertoire has a thematic mystery still debated to this day!
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Elgar: Variation XIV: Finale from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, “Enigma”
Performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos of America

Concert Sponsor: M.J. Hall & Company, Inc./Golden Bear Insurance Company

Guest Artist Sponsor: Joe & Rita Sublett



Amit Peled, cello

Fiery and intelligent, Israeli-born Amit Peled exhibits profound artistry and penetrating musicianship, making him one of today’s most captivating cellists on the worldwide concert stage. Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun for his “simply gorgeous sound,” Mr. Peled will fill you to the brim with the sweeping passion of his playing.
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