Temptation

One of Bach's best loved instrumental works, the gothic keyboard Concerto in D Minor, eases us gently into the evening’s exploration of human emotions. Piazzolla’s tango nuevo, full of Argentine sensuality and wistfulness, then dances us from the bordellos of Buenos Aires to the concert hall.  Proving even the most serious composers have a wild side, Erwin Schulhoff’s Sonata Erotica is a playful, completely unabashed solo for female voice, challenging our perceptions of what music should be. When we’ve regained our composure, the musicians return to the stage with Cesar Franck’s magnificent Piano Quintet in F Minor, where the sensuality is all refined, but still urgent, romantic passion.

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052

Astor Piazzolla - Retrato de Alfredo Gobbi, Oblivion, Libertango

Erwin Schulhoff - Sonata Erotica

César Franck - Piano Quintet in F Minor

* ERWIN SCHULHOFF Sonata Erotica for Solo Female Vocalist is for MATURE audiences only. There will be a brief break before this work, for those who may like to begin intermission early.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH NOR ENDORSED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY