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Classical Music Guide - July 8, 2024
Written by Donald Isler
Recital by Jerome Rose - 26th International Keyboard Institute & Festival
Jerome Rose - IKIF
26th International Keyboard Institute and Festival
Merkin Hall, New York
July 8th, 2024
Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K. 330
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
iii. Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
vii. Funérailles
x. Cantique d'amour
The 26th annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival is underway in New York! In its more than quarter century of existence it has presented concerts, master classes, lectures, and other significant contributions to the summertime musical life of the city. Participants have ranged from masters of the senior generation (some of them - sadly - no longer with us) to extremely gifted young people, and everything in-between. This year it is featuring five evenings in a row of concerts at Merkin Hall, and master classes at Klavierhaus.
As always, the opening night recital was given by the Founder of the Festival, Jerome Rose. Mr. Rose, who won the Gold Medal at the 1961 Ferruccio Busoni International Competition and whose teachers included Adolph Baller, Rudolf Serkin and Leonard Shure, has a long history of solo and orchestral concert appearances around the world, and continues to perform, teach, and produce recordings prodigiously.
The first movement of the Mozart Sonata, with which the recital began, was brisk but focused, and had subtleties. The theme of the slow movement was strong and straight-forward. The last movement was rather fast, and had more a virtuosic than a charming feeling, but this worked well.
The Davidsbündlertänze of Schumann is a mammoth, VERY difficult work. Mr. Rose had a big-boned, fearless approach, not taking slower or easier tempi, yet got an impressively high percentage of right notes even in the challenging third piece in G Major, where the hands leap at high speed in opposite directions. Yet he also did some lovely things in the lighter, less virtuosic pieces, such as one of the later ones in E-Flat Major, where he brought out the voices playing against each other, and in the still later thoughtful one in B Major.
Jerome Rose is a noted Liszt pianist, and one could hear why.
In the Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude he brought out spacious, stately themes, triumphant climaxes, yet also beautiful filigree work in the right hand against a left-hand melody.
The Funérailles showed his remarkable power and terrific octaves, particularly impressive for a man of 85!
The final work of this group, the Cantique d'amour, showed Mr. Rose in his element, his playing both richly expressive, yet also virtuosic.
Jerome Rose played two encores.
The first was the Chopin Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7. Here, he took plenty of time to bring out the expressive depths it contains.
The final encore was Liszt's Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, beautifully played, in memory of Professor Patrick Meanor and Joe Patrych, both of whom had strong connections to the Festival.
The International Keyboard Institute and Festival of 2024 is off to a good start!
Classical Music Guide - July 8, 2024
Written by Donald Isler
Recital by Jerome Rose - 26th International Keyboard Institute & Festival
Jerome Rose - IKIF
26th International Keyboard Institute and Festival
Merkin Hall, New York
July 8th, 2024
Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K. 330
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
iii. Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
vii. Funérailles
x. Cantique d'amour
The 26th annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival is underway in New York! In its more than quarter century of existence it has presented concerts, master classes, lectures, and other significant contributions to the summertime musical life of the city. Participants have ranged from masters of the senior generation (some of them - sadly - no longer with us) to extremely gifted young people, and everything in-between. This year it is featuring five evenings in a row of concerts at Merkin Hall, and master classes at Klavierhaus.
As always, the opening night recital was given by the Founder of the Festival, Jerome Rose. Mr. Rose, who won the Gold Medal at the 1961 Ferruccio Busoni International Competition and whose teachers included Adolph Baller, Rudolf Serkin and Leonard Shure, has a long history of solo and orchestral concert appearances around the world, and continues to perform, teach, and produce recordings prodigiously.
The first movement of the Mozart Sonata, with which the recital began, was brisk but focused, and had subtleties. The theme of the slow movement was strong and straight-forward. The last movement was rather fast, and had more a virtuosic than a charming feeling, but this worked well.
The Davidsbündlertänze of Schumann is a mammoth, VERY difficult work. Mr. Rose had a big-boned, fearless approach, not taking slower or easier tempi, yet got an impressively high percentage of right notes even in the challenging third piece in G Major, where the hands leap at high speed in opposite directions. Yet he also did some lovely things in the lighter, less virtuosic pieces, such as one of the later ones in E-Flat Major, where he brought out the voices playing against each other, and in the still later thoughtful one in B Major.
Jerome Rose is a noted Liszt pianist, and one could hear why.
In the Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude he brought out spacious, stately themes, triumphant climaxes, yet also beautiful filigree work in the right hand against a left-hand melody.
The Funérailles showed his remarkable power and terrific octaves, particularly impressive for a man of 85!
The final work of this group, the Cantique d'amour, showed Mr. Rose in his element, his playing both richly expressive, yet also virtuosic.
Jerome Rose played two encores.
The first was the Chopin Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7. Here, he took plenty of time to bring out the expressive depths it contains.
The final encore was Liszt's Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, beautifully played, in memory of Professor Patrick Meanor and Joe Patrych, both of whom had strong connections to the Festival.
The International Keyboard Institute and Festival of 2024 is off to a good start!
Classical Music Guide
July 8, 2024
Written by Donald Isler
Recital by Jerome Rose - 26th International Keyboard Institute & Festival
Jerome Rose - IKIF
26th International Keyboard Institute and Festival
Merkin Hall, New York
July 8th, 2024
Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K. 330
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
iii. Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
vii. Funérailles
x. Cantique d'amour
The 26th annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival is underway in New York! In its more than quarter century of existence it has presented concerts, master classes, lectures, and other significant contributions to the summertime musical life of the city. Participants have ranged from masters of the senior generation (some of them - sadly - no longer with us) to extremely gifted young people, and everything in-between. This year it is featuring five evenings in a row of concerts at Merkin Hall, and master classes at Klavierhaus.
As always, the opening night recital was given by the Founder of the Festival, Jerome Rose. Mr. Rose, who won the Gold Medal at the 1961 Ferruccio Busoni International Competition and whose teachers included Adolph Baller, Rudolf Serkin and Leonard Shure, has a long history of solo and orchestral concert appearances around the world, and continues to perform, teach, and produce recordings prodigiously.
The first movement of the Mozart Sonata, with which the recital began, was brisk but focused, and had subtleties. The theme of the slow movement was strong and straight-forward. The last movement was rather fast, and had more a virtuosic than a charming feeling, but this worked well.
The Davidsbündlertänze of Schumann is a mammoth, VERY difficult work. Mr. Rose had a big-boned, fearless approach, not taking slower or easier tempi, yet got an impressively high percentage of right notes even in the challenging third piece in G Major, where the hands leap at high speed in opposite directions. Yet he also did some lovely things in the lighter, less virtuosic pieces, such as one of the later ones in E-Flat Major, where he brought out the voices playing against each other, and in the still later thoughtful one in B Major.
Jerome Rose is a noted Liszt pianist, and one could hear why.
In the Benédiction de Dieu dans la solitude he brought out spacious, stately themes, triumphant climaxes, yet also beautiful filigree work in the right hand against a left-hand melody.
The Funérailles showed his remarkable power and terrific octaves, particularly impressive for a man of 85!
The final work of this group, the Cantique d'amour, showed Mr. Rose in his element, his playing both richly expressive, yet also virtuosic.
Jerome Rose played two encores.
The first was the Chopin Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7. Here, he took plenty of time to bring out the expressive depths it contains.
The final encore was Liszt's Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, beautifully played, in memory of Professor Patrick Meanor and Joe Patrych, both of whom had strong connections to the Festival.
The International Keyboard Institute and Festival of 2024 is off to a good start!
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publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization.
Any contribution will be
greatly appreciated and is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
The International Keyboard Institute & Festival is a publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.