Synopsis
The program outlines a journey into the soul of nineteenth-century pianism, moving between the elegance of the Parisian salon and the depths of universal literature. The opening is entrusted to Frédéric Chopin: the Waltz Op. 34 No. 1 and the Mazurkas Op. 30 evoke dance as an expression of nobility and nostalgia, paving the way for the dramatic intensity of the Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31, a masterpiece of contrasts between lyricism and virtuosic drive.
The journey continues with Robert Schumann’s Sonata Op. 22, a work of overwhelming vitality that the composer himself described as an unceasing struggle against the limitations of the keyboard. The finale is a monumental homage to Italian culture through the lens of Franz Liszt. If Petrarch’s Sonnet 104 transforms the poet’s amorous unrest into music, the celebrated Dante Sonata brings the concert to a close with a powerful and visionary narrative. Inspired by the Divine Comedy, this “Fantasia quasi Sonata” leads the listener from the darkness of Hell to the light of Paradise, sealing a program of extraordinary expressive intensity that celebrates the inseparable union of music and word.
Credits
Programma
Martina Meola, piano
programme
Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1
Mazurkas, Op. 30 Nos. 1 & 4
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Franz Liszt
Petrarch Sonnet No. 104, “I find no peace”
Après une lecture de Dante – Fantasia quasi Sonata
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