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Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Concerts with Lively Commentary

Series continues spring 2015

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his eighth season of Keyboard Conversations® at Scandinavia House. Each evening is comprised of informal commentary on the music and its composers, a full performance of each work, and concludes with a short Q & A session. The accessible format enriches audience understanding of classical music for the newcomer and seasoned listener alike.

Edvard Grieg & Frédéric Chopin – A Musical Friendship

January 22

Due to his gift for writing beautiful melodies, Edvard Grieg was nicknamed “the Chopin of the North.” Hear his invigorating 4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 (1880), the charming Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (1866-67), and the soulful Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folksong in G minor, Op. 24 (1876), and Frédéric Chopin’s invigorating Polish dance the Mazurka, the fervent Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (1835-36), and the Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 (1831).

The Music of Joyous Celebration

March 12

In dulci jubilo (BWV 729), J.S. Bach’s exhilarating chorale prelude; Robert Schumann’s exuberant Novelletten, Op. 21, No. 2 in D major (1838); the vivacious Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 (1840) by Frédéric Chopin; Frühlingsrauschen, Op. 32, No. 3 (Rustle of Spring) (1896) by Norwegian composer Christian Sinding; Festpræludium (1900) by Danish master Carl Nielsen; Finnish composer Selim Palmgren’s May Night (No. 4) from Spring, Op. 27 (1906-07); and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s stupendous transcription of Fritz Kreisler’s beloved Liebesfreud from Three Old Viennese Melodies (1905).

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Concerts with Lively Commentary is made possible in part by a grant from The Evelyn Sharp Foundation.











When: Thu., Jan. 22, 2015 - Thu., Mar. 12, 2015 at 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Where: Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
58 Park Ave.
212-779-3587
Price: $25 ($20 ASF Members), Series pass: $60 ($45 ASF Members)
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Series continues spring 2015

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his eighth season of Keyboard Conversations® at Scandinavia House. Each evening is comprised of informal commentary on the music and its composers, a full performance of each work, and concludes with a short Q & A session. The accessible format enriches audience understanding of classical music for the newcomer and seasoned listener alike.

Edvard Grieg & Frédéric Chopin – A Musical Friendship

January 22

Due to his gift for writing beautiful melodies, Edvard Grieg was nicknamed “the Chopin of the North.” Hear his invigorating 4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 (1880), the charming Lyric Pieces, Op. 12 (1866-67), and the soulful Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folksong in G minor, Op. 24 (1876), and Frédéric Chopin’s invigorating Polish dance the Mazurka, the fervent Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (1835-36), and the Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 (1831).

The Music of Joyous Celebration

March 12

In dulci jubilo (BWV 729), J.S. Bach’s exhilarating chorale prelude; Robert Schumann’s exuberant Novelletten, Op. 21, No. 2 in D major (1838); the vivacious Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 (1840) by Frédéric Chopin; Frühlingsrauschen, Op. 32, No. 3 (Rustle of Spring) (1896) by Norwegian composer Christian Sinding; Festpræludium (1900) by Danish master Carl Nielsen; Finnish composer Selim Palmgren’s May Night (No. 4) from Spring, Op. 27 (1906-07); and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s stupendous transcription of Fritz Kreisler’s beloved Liebesfreud from Three Old Viennese Melodies (1905).

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Concerts with Lively Commentary is made possible in part by a grant from The Evelyn Sharp Foundation.

Buy tickets/get more info now