Congratulations to Catherine Moody, on her two-hour debut concert at the Acropolis Stadium. It was a spectacular program, consisting of:- Schubert: Valses sentimentales nos. 1-5
- Mozart: Sonata in F major K332, 1st movement
- Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat “Shepherd's Lullaby”
- Chopin: Études op. 25 no. 1 "Harp", op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse”, op. 10 no. 8
- Bach: Prelude in B minor from "The Well-Tempered Clavier”, Book II
- Beethoven: Sonata no. 27 in E minor
- 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (“With vivacity, and with sentiment and expressivity throughout”)
- 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (“Not too fast, and highly lyrical”)
- Liszt: Harmonies du soir "Evening harmonies"
- Intermission -
- Selected compositions by Catherine Moody's real life alter ego (1981-present)
- I. Prelude (2003)
- II. Childhood innocence: Budgerigars, Opus Two, Sketch in G (1988-1990)
- III. Studies in classical form: Sonatina (1995), Étude (1998)
- IV. Sentimental miniatures: Dreams of Bygone Days, Valse Mélancolique, Reality and Fantasy (1995-1996)
- V. Trials and tribulations: Sonata in Bb minor—1. Funeral March (1995), 2. Adagio (2006); Despair (1999); Waltz “In Your Absence” (2003)
- VI. Contemplation no. 3 “Prayer for the unfortunate” (2003)
For me, the concert was enhanced by the presence of the lovely ladies Miss Virrginia Tombola...
... Rhetorica Acronym, and Johanna Hyacinth.
Why am I posting pictures? Because I get out so infrequently, that the sheer novelty of seeing other avatars forced me to take snapshots :)
