stanford University Department of Music presents
Shenson Recital Series: Jennifer Paulino, soprano, and Elaine Thornburgh, fortepiano
- When
- Sun Jan 29, 2017
- Where
- Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford
- Time
- 2:30 PM
- Cost
- $10 - $20
- Tags
- Music
Description
This January 29th, the A. Jess Shenson Series presents soprano Jennifer Paulino and fortepianist Elaine Thornburgh. They perform an all-Haydn program, including selected songs, Andante and Variations in F minor, and the cantata Arianna a Naxos.This is the inaugural concert for the Department of Music's newest keyboard acquisition, a Paul McNulty replica of a 1792 Anton Walter fortepiano. Anton Walter (1752???1826), who had the title of "Chamber Organ Builder and Instrument Maker in Vienna", was considered to be the most famous fortepiano maker of his time. His improvements in the Viennese pianoforte action remained a standard for many years. He built about 700 instruments, which were praised for their quality by Mozart, who bought a Walter in 1782, and by Beethoven, who nearly succeeded in buying one in 1802. According to Mozart???s son Carl, "Most remarkable is the wing- -shaped Pianoforte for which my father had a special preference to such a degree that he not only wanted to have it in his study all the time, but exclusively used this and no other instrument in all his concerts, regardless of whether they took place in court, in the palaces of noblemen or in theatres or other public places".
More Info
- Link
- https://music.stanford.edu/events/shenson-recital-series-jen...
- Call
- 650-725-2787 (Box Office)
- Contact Form (account required)
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