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Radoslavov Beethoven Recitals March 18 & 19
March 11, 2024
MACOMB, IL -- The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a special two-night performance series featuring cellist Kenny Lee and pianist Ilia Radoslavov at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall.
Kenny Lee, assistant professor of Cello and director of Orchestral Activities at WIU, and Ilia Radoslavov, professor of Piano and head of the Keyboard Area at Illinois Wesleyan University, will perform Beethoven's complete Sonatas and Variations for Cello and Piano.
The programs include:
Monday, March 18, 7:30pm - PART I
Sonatas and Variations by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Op. 66
Sonata No. 1 for Piano and Cello in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1
Adagio sostenuto – Allegro-Adagio-Presto
Rondo. Allegro vivace
INTERMISSION
Sonata No. 4 for Piano and Cello in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
Andante – Allegro vivace
Adagio – Tempo d'Andante – Allegro vivace
Sonata No. 5 for Piano and Cello in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
Allegro – Allegro fugato
Tuesday, March 19, 7:30pm – PART II
Sonatas and Variations by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
12 Variations on "See the conqu'ring hero comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Cello in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Adagio sostenuto e espressivo–Allegro molto più tosto presto
Rondo. Allegro
INTERMISSION
7 Variations on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, WoO 46
Sonata No. 3 for Piano and Cello in A Major, Op. 69
Allegro ma non tanto
Scherzo. Allegro molto
Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Performances are open free for general seating and will be live-streamed on the School of Music's YouTube Channel and Facebook page. For more information, call the COFAC Recital Hall office at (309) 298-1843 or visit wiu.edu/recitalhall.
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