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FREDERICK HISTORICAL PIANO COLLECTION

Historical Piano Concerts Series
at the
Ashburnham Community Church

Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.


Stephen Porter, piano    Stephen Porter, piano

SPIRITUEL
Music of Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Sposalizio  (Wedding)   S. 161/1  (1848)
from Années de pèlerinage II
...contemplating Raphael’s painting “The Marriage of the Virgin”
 Liszt
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Aux Cyprès de la Villa d’Este ~ Thrénodie I  (To the Cypresses of the Villa d'Este)   S. 163/2  (1877)
from Années de pèlerinage III
 Liszt
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Aux Cyprès de la Villa d’Este ~ Thrénodie II  (To the Cypresses of the Villa d'Este)   S. 163/3  (1877)
from Années de pèlerinage III
The Villa d'Este described in these two threnodies is in Tivoli, near Rome.
It is famous for its beautiful cypresses and fountains.
 Liszt
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Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este  (The Fountains of the Villa d’Este)   S. 163/4  (1877)
from Années de pèlerinage III
Over the music, Liszt placed the inscription, "Sed aqua quam ego dabo ei, fiet in eo fons aquae salientis in vitam aeternam."
("But the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life.")
Liszt

Intermission
Consolations  S.172   (1849-50)
 Liszt
1. Andante con moto
2. Un poco piu mosso
3. Lento placido
4. Quasi adagio
5. Andantino
6. Allegretto sempre cantabile
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Deux Légendes  (Two Legends)  S. 175   (1862-63)
 Liszt
1. St. François d’Assise:  La prédication aux oiseaux 
    (St. Francis of Assisi - The sermon to the birds)
2. St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots
    (St. Francis of Paola marching on the waves)

Piano by Érard, Paris, 1893.

All pianos played in the concerts are from The Frederick Collection

Ashburnham Community Church: 84 Main Street (Rte. 12) at Chapel Street, Ashburnham, MA (GPS: 42.6359, -71.9083)

Admission: $15.00 /adult (children and students are still welcome without charge).

The building is wheelchair accessible.

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