THE PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Fantasy in C minor, K. 475
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Sonata "Quasi una fantasia" op. 27, no. 1, E flat majorAndante - Allegro - AndanteAllegro molto e vivaceAdagio con espressioneAllegro vivaceJohannes
Brahms (1833-1897)Fantasy Op. 1161. Capriccio. Presto energetico2. Intermezzo. Andante3. Capriccio. Allegro passionato4. Intermezzo. Adagio5. Intermezzo. Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento6. Intermezzo. Andantino teneramente7. Capriccio. Allegro agitatoIntermezzi Op. 1171. Andante moderato2. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione3. Andante con motoDo human fantasies have sound? Is he in the flow of other eras? What does fantasy mean in music? Does it seek to break free from existing classical genres, or does it aim to establish itself in a new way?
A retrospective of the fantasy genre, its change and the individual feeling of the composers of the classicism and romanticism eras on December 1. pianist Rimantas Vingras will present in the "Organum" concert hall. The pianist, who worked in Cincinnati and other US cities during his career, later lived and worked in London, dedicated a large part of his activities to public activities, presenting the music of composers from Lithuania and other Baltic countries abroad. The continuation of educational activities can also be seen in the artist's works in Lithuania in recent years - in 2018. He restored the Piano Duets Festival in Šiauliai, is the artistic director and organizer of this festival, and currently holds the position of an expert of the Lithuanian Culture Council.Born in the Renaissance, the fantasy genre was favored by the great composers of the Baroque, Classicism and Romantic eras. The primary incentive of a piece of music is not a fixed compositional genre, but an idea and its free development. W. A. Mozart's Fantasia in C minor, K. 475, which will be played at the concert, will represent the classical perception of fantasy, L. van Beethoven's Sonata "Quasi una fantasia" op. 27, no. 1, E flat major will show how the idea of fantasy can be integrated into the sonata form, and J. Brahms' Fantasy op. 116 will become an expression of the romantic spirit. At the end of the concert, Rimantas Vingras will perform J. Brahms's Intermezzi op. 117 - works whose primary purpose is to become a connection between parts of a larger form. So the first part is a concert, the second part is your unique fantasies.
