Official Press Release: Romancing The Classics: Music In A Story
Romancing The
Classics:
Music In A
Story
Kuala
Lumpur, 5th July 2014 – Attention to all of the music lovers! The klpac Orchestra is about
to engross the music lovers tonight and tomorrow with yet another concert
titled “Romancing The Classics”
performing music extracts from Edvard
Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suite 1 and 2, Piano Concerto in A minor 1st
Movement and Antonin Dvorak’s
Symphony No 8 at the Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
(klpac) at 5 – 6 July 2014.
The Peer Gynt was written to accompany a five-act allegorical drama
with the same title. The drama writer Henrik Ibsen had asked Edvard Grieg who
was his compatriot at the time to compose the music for the production of the
play and after much difficulties and obstacles, the Peer Gynt was completed in
1875.
In February 1876 the play had taken a grand centre stage in the
Mollergaden Theatre, Christiana (now called Oslo) with Grieg himself as the
conductor of the orchestra.
The Peer Gynt is a story of a romantic origin that bravely confronts
the human conflicts of facing reality or to lie in search of self truth.
A Story
of an Anti-Hero
Romancing
The Classic will be divided in two parts; the first
part will feature highlights taken from Suite 1 and 2 of the Peer Gynt.
The first Suite consists of the constantly vibrating sound of the less
ambitious but at times playful tunes, the feet taping waltz songs and to the
most frequently played melodies that are immediately recognizable.
The soothing, melodious, titillating tune brings to mind of a carefree
nature of the main character of the story of Peer Gynt; a man portrayed to be will-less,
insufficient and even irresolute but is surprisingly attractive. However, when
his environment demands a greater contribution from himself; he crumbles
unwillingly especially when his unwillingness is challenged.
In Suite 2 the tone of the music changes to suit the mood of the story
that goes downwards as it deals with unrealized dreams and unwept tears; the
melodies are darker to signify the attempts to make joy to appease the anger
within like hatred mingling with the determination for survival.
The concert continues with
Edvard Grieg’s the Piano Concerto in A
minor, 1st Movement which
is one of his most popular piano
works among his many.
The
Victorious Symphony No. 8
The Part II of the
concert will highlight the Symphony No 8;
the powerful and gentlemanly serenade from an almost underrated composer of all
times Antonin Dvorak. Completed in
1889 to mark the occasion of Dvorak’s election to the Bohemian Academy of
Science, Literature and Arts, the triumphant and joyful tune implies his
overwhelming elation towards the honour accorded to him and the symphony
derived its inspiration from the Bohemian folk music he so loved.
The concert is featuring
a piano soloist Sothie Paul Duraisamy
and will be conducted by the Resident Conductor and Music Director klpac String
Ensemble Dr. Takahisa Ota.
Romancing The Classics will be at Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur
Performing Arts Centre this coming 5 – 6 July 2014. Tickets are priced at
RM43/RM23 (Students/Disabled/TAS Card Holders). For more information, please
visit www.klpac.org.
Published by WLJack. (Official
Press Release issued by klpac to wljack.com & loong-updates.blogspot.com)
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