Music: Sun Feb 2

Beethoven and God….

I’ve always thought of Beethoven’s having a God’s-eye view of humanity. Heroism, grief, humor, gruffness, refinement—they all seem to reside side-by-side and segue one into the other with no warning or apology. Perhaps his music brings us a unique comfort because it “gets” us and allows us to be what we are.

Brahms and God….

In him are all the voices of our musical past, but reframed, reimagined, recreated. His rhythm, his unceasing melodic development---force us beyond our expectations and beyond our comfort zones. He is the great transformer.

Read on for programming details, and come to the Spring Concert at CUUC on Sunday, April 26 at 12:30 pm to hear more of Elena Peres and the CUUC Choir!

Centering Music: Elena Peres, violin; Adam Kent, piano

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3

            II. Tempo di minuetto

            III. Allegro vivace

                                                Ludwig van Beethoven

Opening Music:
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3

I. Allegro assai (excerpt)

Beethoven

Offertory:
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

            II. Adagio

                                                Johannes Brahms

Interlude:

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

            III. Un poco presto e con sentiment

                                                Brahms