Word: partitas
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...honorees were treated to a dinner of horseradish-encrusted filet of beef in an at-capacity Annenberg Hall last night and world-renowned violinist Stefan P. Jackiw ’07 entertained the recipients and the crowd with Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E Major...
...first movement Partita is, as the title suggests, a tapestry of diverse musical ideas coherently woven together. There are contrasting sections ranging from highly rhythmic and jagged themes to lyrical passages, and all are seamlessly intertwined. There are hints of solo passages—a flute here followed by an English horn there. The slow-moving second movement, Adagio tenebroso, involves an obsession with certain intervals, especially the perfect fifth. Huge differences in register (for example, the pairing of piccolo with double bass and low brass) provide for a sense of gravity and struggle. The final movement, Allegro scorrevole...
...listen, there are these gems," says Kasimir Stachiewicz, a woodcarver on Main Street. Stachiewicz once called Geller to request a Bach partita. Then, not knowing whether Geller would play the request, or when, he decided to pay a visit. He climbed the stairs to the studio. Then he heard music: his request. Afraid to knock, he waited outside, hearing it faintly through the door...
...Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor for unaccompanied violin, the piece uses a cast of 36. Cascades of energy flow from couple to couple, wit and finesse point the steps, stretchy phrasing buffets the classical meter. The work not only rewards repeated viewing, but requires it; as usual with Tharp, there are at least two things going on simultaneously, complementing or teasing each other. What can be seen right away is how well she has taken six of A.B.T's best dancers, Cynthia Gregory, Fernando Bujones, Martine van Hamel, Clark Tippet, Magali Messac and Robert...
...ballet that really rang in Tharp's big season was Bach Partita, which American Ballet Theater is performing on its current tour. Despite some radical moves, it is a classical ballet that Petipa would recognize, and as such, it completes Tharp's range as a choreographer. She has nothing more to prove; the challenges now are the ones that she, a master, gives herself...