Tom's groupmuse on Thu, Aug 27

J.S. Bach. Sonata C-major.

Nikolay R.-Korsakov. Indian Guest from opera “Sadko”.

F.Schubert . Sonata Arpeggione, 1st movement.

J.Brahms. Hungarian Dance №5.

C.Bolling. Sentimental from jazz suite №1.

A.Piazzolla. Tangos –
1 Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream
2 Los Suenos
3 Fracanapa

W.A.Mozart. Rondo in Turkish style.

The program spans over 250 years of music, from Bach’s Baroque purity to Piazzolla’s modern tangos, with stops in Romantic Europe and 20th-century jazz. Each piece is a voice from a different time, but all share a fascination with style, national color, and dialogue between cultures.

J.S. Bach – Sonata in C Major
A jewel of the Baroque, where counterpoint and elegance meet. It reminds us how music was once considered a mirror of order and balance in the universe.

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – “The Indian Guest” from Sadko
A 19th-century opera with Oriental colors. Rimsky-Korsakov’s imagination turned folklore and foreign lands into music, capturing the Russian fascination with distant cultures.

F. Schubert – Sonata “Arpeggione,” 1st movement
Written for a now-forgotten instrument, the arpeggione. It symbolizes Schubert’s gift for lyrical beauty and reminds us that history is full of lost voices and experiments.

J. Brahms – Hungarian Dance №5
A fiery reworking of folk themes. It shows how classical composers drew inspiration from “the people’s music” to ignite concert halls with rhythm and passion.

Claude Bolling – “Sentimental” from Jazz Suite №1
A 20th-century dialogue between classical and jazz. Here, tradition meets improvisational spirit, breaking boundaries while keeping a refined voice.

Astor Piazzolla – Tangos (Los Sueños, Fracanapa, etc.)
Piazzolla transformed the Argentine tango into a modern art form — passionate, dramatic, and cosmopolitan, bridging folk dance and concert hall.

W.A. Mozart – Rondo “Alla Turca”
A playful 18th-century imitation of Turkish Janissary music. Just like Rimsky and Piazzolla, Mozart looked beyond his own culture for new colors and rhythms.