Liszt's Harmonies Poetic and Religious

March 7th, 9th and 10th

Eunhee Baek

Prize winner in

International Dr.Dichler competition in Vienna (2005),

International Pietro-Argento competition in Gioia del Colle (2011),

International Artur-Schnabel competition in Berlin (2011),

Young Virtuoso International competition in Zagreb (2016),

Lyon International Competition (2018),

International Liszt Danubia Competition,

International Franz Liszt Center Competition (2022).

Recently released, July 2024

Liszt  Harmonies poétiques et religieuses 

Friday March 7th 
and 
Sunday March 9th

1. Invocation
2. Ave Maria
3. Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (God's Blessing in Solitude)
4. Pensée des morts (Thoughts of the Dead) a major work
5. Pater Noster
6. Hymne de l’enfant à son réveil (Hymn of the Child on Wakening)
7. Funérailles
8. Miserere (d’après Palestrina) ;
9. Andante lagrimoso
10. Cantique d’amour.

This exquisite cycle of ten works is less known than Liszt's Transcendental Etudes, but it is equally as grand in conception and brilliant in execution. The Benediction and the Funerailles are quite well known, the other eight pieces are equally deserving. The cycle of ten creates an epic which is both beautiful and profound. I am so taken with this masterpiece that I have scheduled two performances; one on Friday and one on Sunday. Don't miss it!

Mostly Liszt

Monday, March 10th, 6pm

Rameau: Tendres Plaintes
Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt - First Year of Pilgrimage: Suisse
Liszt: Apparition I
Debussy: Ondine - ‘Prélude II’
Debussy: Reflets dans l’eau - ‘Image I
Grieg: Peace of the woods - ‘Lyrical pieces’ Op.
Liszt: Three pieces from the Third Year of Pilgrimage: 

Aux Cyprés de la Villa d’Este nos 1 and 2 and Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este

Eunhee Baek is a Korean pianist. She recorded the complete Liszt Harmonies last year. It is a superb recording. She is 'thrilled' to come and play it for us and I am thrilled to have her come.

Eunhee obtained her Konzertexamen at the Berlin University of the Arts in the class of Mi-Joo Lee. She continued her studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg  with Jacques Rouvier, and with Boris Petrushansky at the International Piano Academy Imola. She has won prizes in at least seven international competitions, including two devoted to Liszt. See the list at the top of this page.

Book now with Helen by emailing asiachart@hotmail.com

Reservations: 1,200 baht per person. 2,000 for two concerts 

Email asiachart@hotmail.com. 

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Etiquette: Photos may be taken during the encore only. During the main performance please put your phone in silent mode and put it away.

Children: Children aged eight years and older may attend the concert depending on the suitability of the program. 

Cancellations and credits: Credit will be allowed for future concerts in the event of illness. Please don't come if you're feeling sick or recovering but still coughing. 

Directions to Eelswamp: Find 'Eelswamp' on google maps.

Bolt Taxi service to Eelswamp: Just enter "Eelswamp" in the destination box.

 

February 14th and 16th

Evgeny Starobdubtsev

After an absence of five years, one of the stars of Eelswamp returns with two programs. Evgeny has won more than 30 first and second prizes in international competitions in the last decade. He played at Eelswamp annually pre-covid to enthusiastic audiences. I'm very happy to welcome him back. 

1. Friday 14th 

Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L'enfant Jesus  

This epic work is frequently compared to Bach's Goldberg Variations and Beethoven's late piano sonatas for its combination of intellectual depth and spiritual resonance. It is a suite of 20 separate works in range of styles, from church to jazz, starting with a soothing Barcarolle reminiscent of Satie (remarkable considering that it was written in Paris during the liberation summer of 1944). The work proceeds through a range of moods: vivacious rhythmic sections suggesting Stravinsky, adoring hymn themes and finally, the grand triumphant finale reminiscent of Mussorgsky's Great Gates of Kiev in Pictures at an Exhibition.

The work was composed in Nazi occupied Paris in 1944, starting in March and concluding in September, after the liberation; in other words, during the period of the movie Is Paris Burning? 

The historical events in this movie classic were the backdrop to Vingt Regards

"... a landmark in the piano repertoire" Alex Ross

"a cosmic exploration of love, eternity, and the divine." Paul Griffiths

This program is not suitable for children

2. Sunday 16th

Beethoven 4 hands and works by Liszt, Martinu and Feinberg

Two Beethoven works for four hands

Evgeny joined by his wife, Alexandra, for four two four hands works of Beethoven:

Beethoven Grosse Fugue for four hands, transcribed by Beethoven himself as op. 134

Beethoven 8 Variations on a Theme by Count Waldstein, WoO 67

and Evgeny will play four solo works by Liszt from Années de pèlerinage Book 3, 

Four works by Liszt written in his later years

and two short 20th century masterpieces, the Martinu Sonata, and Samuil Feinberg's Sonata no. 11 (which you won't know but I'm sure you'll love it!) 

Book now with Helen by emailing asiachart@hotmail.com

Reservations: 1,200 baht per person. 2,000 for two concerts 

Email asiachart@hotmail.com. 

Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).

Etiquette: Photos may be taken during the encore only. During the main performance please put your phone in silent mode and put it away.

Children: Children aged eight years and older may attend the concert depending on the suitability of the program. 

Cancellations and credits: Credit will be allowed for future concerts in the event of illness. Please don't come if you're feeling sick or recovering but still coughing. 

Directions to Eelswamp: Find 'Eelswamp' on google maps.

Bolt Taxi service to Eelswamp: Just enter "Eelswamp" in the destination box.