DUO FACULTY PIANO RECITAL
Jasmin Arakawa
Robert Holm
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Three Andalusian Dances (1922)
Ritmo
Sentimiento
Gracia (El Vito)
Manuel Infante
(1883-1958)
Fantasy (Suite no. 1), op. 5 (1893)
Barcarole
A Night for Love
Tears
Russian Easter
España (Rhapsody) (1883)
Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
edited by Richard Simm
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The Fortieth Concert of Academic Year 2015-2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
7:30 p.m.
I.Barcarolle(poembyMikhailLermontov)
Atduskthechillwavelapsgently
Beneaththegondola'sslowoar.
Thatsongagainandagain,thetwangoftheguitar…
Inthedistancetheoldbarcarollewasheard,
nowmelancholy,nowhappy…
Thegondolaglidesthroughthewater,andtimeglidesoverthesurgeoflove;
Thewaterwillgrowsmoothagainandpassionwillrisenomore.
II.TheNight…TheLove("Parisina"byLordByron)
Itisthehourwhenfromtheboughs
Thenightingale’shighnoteisheard;
Itisthehourwhenlovers’vows
Seemsweetineverywhisper’dword;
Andgentlewinds,andwatersnear,
Makemusictothelonelyear.
Shelistens—butnotforthenightingale—
Thoughherearexpectsassoftatale.
Thereglidesastepthroughthefoliagethick,
Andhercheekgrowspale—andherheartbeatsquick.
Therewhispersavoicethroughtherustlingleaves,
Andherblushreturns,andherbosomheaves:
Amomentmore—andtheyshallmeet—
‘Tispast—herlover’satherfeet.
Andheedlessasthedeadarethey
Ofaughtaround,above,beneath;
Asifallelsehadpassedaway,
Theyonlyforeachotherbreathe;
Theirverysighsarefullofjoy
Sodeep,thatdiditnotdecay,
Thathappymadnesswoulddestroy
Theheartswhichfeelitsfierysway.
III.Tears(poembyFyodorTyutchev)
Tears,humantears
Youflowbothearlyandlate—
Youflowunknown,youflowunseen
Inexhaustible,innumerable—
Youflowliketorrentsofrain
Inthedepthsofanautumnnight.
IV.Easter(poembyAlexeiKhomyakov)
Acrosstheearthamightybellisringing
Untilalltheboomingairrockslikethesea
Assilverthunderingssingforththetidings
Exultinginthatholyvictory…