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Liszt in Paris”: the 2007 ALS Conference in San Francisco Founded in 1964 Volume 23, Issue 1, Winter/Spring 2007 AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN LISZT SOCIETY, INC. “Liszt in Paris”: The 2007 ALS Conference in San Francisco Get ready for an outstanding three days After lunch, Rena Charnin Mueller in San Francisco as we investigate and enjoy (New York University), Editor of the one of the most wonderful times in the Journal of the American Liszt Society, TaBLE OF CONTENTS nineteenth century, when Franz Liszt lived, presents a lecture on “Liszt, the Countess, loved, and grew in musical stature while in and Lammartine.” Two recitals follow: the Paris! Conference host William Wellborn first includes Liszt’sHarmonies poétiques et has put together a wonderful schedule of and , performed by Justin 1 “Liszt in Paris”: The 2007 ALS réligieuses Lyon Conference in San Francisco recitals, lectures, and other presentations, Kolb, and Three Apparitions, performed not to mention what will surely be a great by Victoria Neve (San Francisco State 3 Letter From the Editor champagne reception and the conference/ University), Machiko Kobialka (San festival banquet. In case you have not Francisco Conservatory), and Daniel 4 Los Angeles Liszt Competition seen a brochure for the 2007 conference, Glover. All of these works come from it is available on the ALS website at the year 1834. Next, a duo-piano recital 5 Member News americanlisztsociety.org. Here is a summary featuring Marilyn Neeley (Catholic of the most recent schedule. University) and Andrew Gerle will include 6 Updates to List of ALS Medallion Nikolaus Hohmann of the San Francisco the Moscheles Grand Sonata (four hands), Recipients Conservatory provides an historical the Lutoslawski Variations on a Theme of background with his lecture, “Ghosts Paganini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Alt Wien, 7 Why Attend a Liszt Festival? of the past, spirits of the future - Paris and the Abram Chasins . Corrections Carmen Fantasy In Memoriam in the 1830s.” The focus then shifts to The evening session includes a Gala The Next Issue of JALS one of the greatest influences on Liszt’s Piano Concert entitled “A Night at the early piano writing, Niccolò Paganini. Opera,” but this will be no Marx Brothers 8 Chapter News SFCM’s Ian Swensen and students comedy! Jay and Sandra Mauchley from the Conservatory perform six of (University of Idaho), John Touchton 9 Upcoming Festivals/Competitions Paganini’s Caprices, followed by Sandro (Sidwell School, Washington, DC), and Russo performing Chopin’s Souvenir de conference organizer William Wellborn 10 Board Members Petition Paganini and Michael Boyd (University of will team up for the Liszt-Hermann An Open Letter to Dieter Althaus Toledo) performing the 1838 version of the arrangement of Introduction of the Guests A New Book for Pianists Transcendental Etudes after Paganini. ALS from Wagner’s Tannhäuser, followed by 2007 Great Romantics Festival Board Member Gila Goldstein of the NY/ Stephen Spooner’s rendition of Liszt’s NJ Chapter ends the morning session with Reminiscences of Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable: a beautiful program of Chopin (Nocturne in Valse infernale, and then Alexandre Dossin’s B-Flat Minor and Grande Valse Brillante in (University of Oregon) performance of E-Flat Major, Op. 18) and Liszt Liszt’s Miserere from Verdi’s Il Trovatore. (Le cloches de Genève - first version, and Host William Wellborn returns to the stage Grande Valse di Bravura, also known as Le for a performance of Thalberg’s Caprice on Perpetuating the ideas of Franz bal de Berne). the Opera Le Prophète of Meyerbeer, op. 57. Liszt through excellence in music (continued on page 2) performance and scholarship PRESIDENT Thomas Mastroianni The Catholic University of America School of Music Washington D.C. 20064 2007 ALS Conference (continued from page 1) PRESIDENT EMERITUS Fernando Laires VICE PRESIDENT Evoking the sounds of Vienna will be Op. 158, certainly appropriate titles for a Jay Hershberger Concordia College Music Department Eduard Schütt’s Paraphrase on Themes conference in California! Afterward, Robert Moorhead, MN 56562 from Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, performed by Schwartz offers Thalberg’s Casta Diva from Edward Rath. Liszt returns as the focus EXECUTIVE/MEMBERSHIP Bellini’s Norma, Giulio Draghi performs the SECRETary of two more works: first, the Mauchleys Pixis Variations on God Save the King, Justin Kolb perform a version of Mozart’s Reminiscences op. 101, and Mikhail Yanovitsky 1136 Hog Mountain Road Fleischmanns, NY 12430 from Don Giovanni. The program ends (Northeastern University) concludes with Gimpel’s The Marine’s Song from the program with Czerny works to be TREASURER Nancy Roldán Offenbach’s Geneviève et Brabant, played announced. Many of the pianists heard Peabody Conservatory Faculty by Sandro Russo. [Editor’s note: In case earlier in the conference will be joined by The Johns Hopkins University 5617 Knell Avenue you are wondering about the composer San Francisco pianist Monica Lee for a Baltimore, MD 21206 of this lesser-known work, Jakob Gimpel performance of the Hexameron Variations, (1906 - 1989) was born in Poland during ALS JOURNAL that stupendous collection of works by Pixis, Rene Charnin Mueller Austrian rule. He studied in Vienna with Liszt, Chopin, Thalberg, Herz, and Czerny! Faculty of Arts and Science Alban Berg and was a participant in the A leisurely dinner hour - actually three New York University 24 Waverly Place, Room 268 first Chopin Competition in 1929. A hours in length! - is followed by a recital New York, NY 10003 very interesting biography is available at by Péter Tóth, winner of the Weimar and ALS NEWSLETTER gimpelmusicarchives.com/jakobgimpel.htm.] Budapest Liszt Competitions. This concert Edward Rath After this marathon event, all participants is the American debut of Tóth, whose album School of Music University of Illinois - and I imagine especially the performers Franz Liszt: Sinistre - Late Piano Works 1114 W. Nevada Street - will enjoy a champagne reception to end recently won the Grand Prix du Disque Urbana, IL 61801 the first day’s activities. award from the Liszt Society. His program BOARD OF DIRECTORS Day Two begins with “Liszt and the features Liszt’s Funérailles, Waldesrauschen, Paul Barnes Song Transcriptions.” Wojciech Kocyan Sinistre-Unstern!, Nuages gris, Csárdás Gila Goldstein Jay Hershberger (Loyola Marymount University, Los macabre, Fantasy and Fugue on B A C H, and Geraldine Keeling Angeles) performs Six Chants Polonaises, and the Schubert Sonata in B-Flat Major, op. Justin Kolb Elyse Mach Howard and Frances Karp (University of posth. Thomas Mastroianni Wisconsin-Madison) perform Liszt’s Great Howard Timbrell (Howard University) Rena Charnin Mueller Edward Rath Concert Piece based on Mendelssohn’s Songs opens the Saturday schedule with a Nancy Roldán Without Words. Following the concert, Paul presentation on “Liszt and the Paris Robert Roux Barnes (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Helen Smith Tarchalski Conservatoire.” A concert of music by Alan Walker then offers a lecture-recital dealing with composers who were affiliated with the William Wellborn two versions of Liszt’s transcriptions of Conservatoire then begins with Sandro Richard Zimdars Schubert’s Ave Maria and Die Forelle. Russo’s performance of the Saint-Saëns- ADVISOry COUNCIL Continuing in the song genre, Rebecca Liszt-Horowitz version of Danse Macabre, Joseph Banowetz Joseph Bloch Plack (soprano) and Marilyn Swan (piano) followed by more music of Saint- Harold Boxer offer a program of “Liszt’s songs on texts of Saëns played by David Witten: Allegro Alfred Brendel Arnold Broido Victor Hugo.” appassionato, Étude de Rhythme, and Étude Luiz de Moura Castro After lunch, participants will learn en forme de valse. Luiz De Moura Castro David Dubal more about two significant pianists Andrzej Dutkiewicz (Hartt School of Music) follows with the Leon Fleisher of the nineteenth century, Sigismund monumental Prélude, Chorale, et Fugue of Lev Ginsburg Thalberg and Henri Herz, as R. Allen César Franck. Thomas Otten (University Carola Grindea Maurice Hinson Lott (Southwestern Baptist Theological of North Carolina) then offers three Tikhon Khrennikov Seminary) discusses the American tours Préludes by Debussy, followed by Ravel’s Alicia de Larrocha Eleanor Perenyi of these two virtuosi. Segueing from this La Valse, presented by Mikhail Yanovitsky Fred S. Schock presentation is a concert featuring music of (Northeastern University). Lady Valerie Solti Robert Stevenson these two pianists: Jane Solose plays Herz’s An abbreviated lunch hour is followed by Alan Walker La Californienne-Grand Polka Brillante, the first session of the afternoon, a recital Andre Watts op. 167, and Variations Brillantes et Grande (continued on page 11) www.americanlisztsociety.org Fantasie sur des Airs Nationaux Americains, 4 American Liszt Society Letter from the Editor by Edward Rath As I write this letter, it is a cold Sunday Austria and Governor of Burgenland, the morning here in Chambana, the way we not-so-small crowd leisurely strolled across locals often refer to the “twin cities” of the little foot bridge to enter what for Champaign and Urbana, Illinois. With the many is sacred ground. One sees a small growth of our communities, however, we white house on a well-kept green lawn, will now be faced with the task of figuring accessed through a beautiful gate (yes, this out how to work in to that pet phrase the is the same view as one sees in the John name of Savoy, a city that has enjoyed a Thompson Series that includes a version of terrific population boom in the past decade. the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - in C Minor, You will likely chuckle when you hear that no less!). there has been a second mass transit district Next to this charming but simple small created in our part of town in order to fight house is a very large white “house,” modern annexation by the “other” district. Oh, in design, which is the Liszt Concert Hall. well, it is quiet out here in the center of corn Much glass, beautiful wood, and very fine and bean country! But enough of personal facilities immediately impress the audience musings and on to more important things.
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