Saturday afternoon music from Margarita Rovenskaya

Margarita Rovenskaya, Piano
Elly Toyoda, Violin

Violin and Piano Sonata in G major, K. 301 - W. A. Mozart
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro

Violin and Piano Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78 - Johannes Brahms
I. Vivace ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato

Chant Sans Paroles (Song Without Words) for Violin and Piano - P. I. Tchaikovsky

Join us for an afternoon of chamber music for violin and piano! The program includes music of Mozart, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky, tracing the development of the violin sonata structure and development from the Classical to the Romantic period, as well as showcasing Tchaikovsky’s lyricism and melodies in character pieces.

Mozart’s cheerful two-movement piano and violin sonata will sparkle in its melodic themes, rising and falling scales, and conversation between the two instruments. Brahm’s Violin and Piano Sonata is based on the “Regenlied,” and is called the Rain Sonata, referring to the wistful song sung to the sound of rain.

Pour, rain, pour down, Awaken again in me those dreams that I dreamt in childhood, when the wetness foamed in the sand!
When the dull summer sultriness struggled casually against the fresh coolness, and the pale leaves dripped with dew, and the crops were dyed a deeper blue.

The long melody follows a dotted rhythm theme, full of lyricism and true Romanticism.

The program will finish with Kreisler’s arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s playful and bittersweet Song without Words.