Houston Chamber Choir present
Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8:00 PM
Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
| Bach | Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903 |
| Mendelssohn | Selected choral works |
| Bach-Busoni | Chaconne in D Minor Chorale preludes |
| Liszt | Via Crucis,14 Stations of the Cross for chorus and piano |
Awadagin Pratt, piano; Houston Chamber Choir,
Robert Simpson, Artistic Director and conductor
Felix Mendelssohn led the Bach revival of the 19th century that brought the Baroque master’s music into the concert repertoire. When the romantic composers discovered Bach, their own music was forever changed. Liszt’s powerful late masterpiece, Via Crucis, a unique religious work for solo piano and chorus, receives a rare performance.
“[Awadagin Pratt] played lyrical episodes
with a luxurious touch and a bluesy
feeling, and the pyrotechnics were
electrifying indeed.” s
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