Kissed by the Muse
A Little Afternoon Musik Series Sponsors:
Rosemary & Mark Schlachter
Irv & Melinda Simon
Kissed by the Muse
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 | 4:00pm
PLEASANT RIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
5950 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45213
We continue to explore the miracle of the muse. Listen to some of the most intriguing love stories of music history. Hear who inspired geniuses like Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms. Pianist Vijay Venkatesh and soprano Victoria Okafor will combine forces with musicians of the CCO to perform some of the most inspirational – and inspired – chamber music of the day.
Eckart Preu, conductor
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
Victoria Okafor, soprano
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op.44
I. Allegro brillante
CLARA SCHUMANN: FROM Six Lieder, Op. 13
I. ‘Ich stand in dunklen Träumen’
III. ‘Liebeszauber’
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Intermezzos No. 2+3, Op. 118
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: String Quartet in E-flat Major
I. Allegro molto vivace
NADIA BOULANGER: Two Songs
‘Cantique’ & ‘Reflets’
FREDERICK CHOPIN: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35
I. Grave – Doppio movimento
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
III. Scherzo: Allegro
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes

Eckart Preu, conductor
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
SNEAK PEEK
Check out this video of the Smetana’s Strings Quartet No. 1 (“From My Life”).
Concert Sponsor
Donald W. Fritz, Ph.D.
Music Sponsors
Reena Dhanda Patil & Yash Patil
Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church
5950 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45213
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