Name: Aquarian Geniuses
Start: 2017-02-08T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-02-08T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Upper West Side

Aquarian Geniuses

A one-of-a-kind, intimate and enlightening series of Classical music salons in NYC's Upper West Side (upper 90s), followed by a food-and-wine reception with the guest Artist(s).

Grinberg Classical Salon Series

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Wednesday, February 8th, 2017, 7:00 pm
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Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & pianist
 
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Dear Friends!
 
On Wednesday, February 8th, 2017, at 7 p.m., I warmly invite you all to my solo piano program in tribute to the AQUARIAN GENIUSES. In this interdisciplinary salon, I will explore a creative link between the astrological sign of Aquarius (January 20th - February 19th) and the concept of Genius in the music of three Aquarian Geniuses: Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schubert. Remarkably, their birthdays are clustered within a week of one another (Jan. 27th, Feb. 3rd, Jan. 31st, respectively) and all three died tragically young, while still in their 30s, thus the more mind-boggling the level of Genius that they had attained in such a tragically short lifespan! 
I will open my program with Mozart's charming 12 Variations in C Major, K. 265 (1778), based on the lightweight French erotic poem, "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman," more famously known today as the "Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star," whose tone of utter simplicity and childlike naivete reveals the "eternal child" of Mozart's Genius. As an emotional foil to the C-Major variations, Mozart's dark and dramatic Fantasia in C minor, K. 475 (1785) bears a strikingly Romantic coloration and a highly subjective tone which sets it apart from his other works for piano and foreshadows the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, revealing the deeply probing, original, and (at times) rebellious side of his Aquarian Genius. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) followed in the footsteps of Mozart as a precocious Aquarian Genius, having composed some of his greatest masterworks, such as his glorious Octet for strings and the music to Midsummer Night's Dream, while still in his mid-teens, thus heralded by Goethe as "the second Mozart." Mendelssohn's enchanting Rondo Capriccioso in E minor, op. 14 (1824-30) is one of his early advanced masterworks begun when he was just 15, showcasing his signature scherzando (playful) style of the dancing elfs and fairies. Mendelssohn's innate gift for melodic lyricism shines through in his Songs without Words - a new and wildly popular genre coined by Mendelssohn that conveys the notion that only Music can bridge the gap of the unspeakable sentiment and intimate feelings that words often cannot adequately express - as in his radiant Venetian Gondola Song in A Major (1837) and his deeply melancholy Venetian Gondola Song in A minor, op. 62, no. 5 (1841). A more impassioned side of his Genius emerges in his seldom-heard Albumblatt in E minor, op. 117 (1837), which captures the spirit of his Songs without Words with an ever-surging, quintessentially Romantic spirit. Franz Schubert (1797-1828), was known for his bubbly, convivial Aquarian personality and for his exceptional talent, having composed over 500 songs in his tragically short lifespan of just 31 years! He was also known for his Aquarian knack for emotional extremes and spiritual contemplation, such as we witness in his otherworldly Moment Musical in A-flat Major, D. 780 (1827-28), composed within the final year of his life, and in his transcendental Fantasie in C Major ("Wanderer"), D. 760 (1822) - his most monumental piano work that in its avant-garde modernity prefigures the whole symphonic development of the 19th century. Don't miss this illuminating journey through the brilliant masterworks of the Aquarian Geniuses!
I look forward to seeing you all on February 8th!
 
Best wishes,
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Dr. Yelena Grinberg, founder and artistic director of the<A HREF="http://yelenagrinberg.com/grinberg-classical-salon-series/" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Grinberg Classical Salon Series</A>
 
WHEN: Wednesday, February 8th, 2017, 7 p.m.
          Doors will open at 6:30 pm            Food-and-wine reception to follow the salon
WHERE: Private Residence on the Upper West Side (West 90s)
          You will be emailed the exact home address after you register through this website
ADMISSION: $25.00
          Admission price includes the wine-and-hors d'oeuvres reception with the guest Artist(s)           Limited to just 22 seats!!           Advance ticket purchase through Eventbrite is required. NO tickets sold at the door!
CONTACT: Yelena Grinberg - ygpiano@gmail.com 
PROGRAM: 
AQUARIAN GENIUSES 
MOZART - Twelve Variations in C Major on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman," K. 265 (1781/82) MOZART - Fantasie in C Minor, K. 475 (1785) MENDELSSOHN - Venetian Gondola Songs in A Major & A minor (1837/1841) MENDELSSOHN - Albumblatt ("Lied ohne Worte") in E minor, op. 117 (1837) MENDELSSOHN - Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, op. 14 (1824-30) SCHUBERT - Moment Musical No. 2 in A-flat Major, D. 780 (1827-28) SCHUBERT - Fantasie in C Major ("Wanderer"), D. 760 (1822)
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