Senior Recital: Maya True-Fogel, viola

with Karen Rosenak, piano
PROGRAM
J.S. Bach: Selections from Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Prélude
Gigue
Rebecca Clarke: Selections from Duet for Viola and Clarinet
Prélude
Pastorale
Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
trans. Maya True-Fogel for viola quartet
Florence Price: Adoration for Viola and Piano
William Walton: Viola Concerto
Andante comodo
Vivo con moto preciso
Allegro moderato

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Excellent performance!

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My only real waypoint for BWV 1009 of sonic substance heretofore was a Russian cellist with Berliozine coif- but this one captures that chalumeau sort of quality that the viola has over the violin (whatever the proper term is in violspeak). Very nicely done... 'til the Oblivion transcription- which is superbly so. The masses don't get Piazzolla's take on his own stuff: it becomes arbitrarily some platform of fashion plates in a display of their own ego, when his own take was that the music was to be enjoyed for itself (much as occupying armies will pillage the silver for target practice, entirely ignorant of its value in creative inspiration, these good folks just use the court musicians behind the curtain for a cruise fest, as it were. Tedious. They even TALK over the music. Loudly).
Maybe one has to be there to feel this.
That Maya transcribed the piece further evinces a connection to the composer's intentions that I think he would dearly approve: the music for the sake of its own richness; something the mirror gazers simply will never get, but that he would smile upon her to know.
I will be brash enough to pass this event along to a Mr. Asarnow, who is one of those who appreciates A.P.'s work for its musicality as do you. He plays it for its own sake as well. Thank you for sharing your gift(!)