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Piano Concerto No. 3 : 'Lebewohl' / Elena Kats-Chernin.
Version: This product features the Piano with orchestra version of this work
Library shelf no. Q 784.262186/KAT 4 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
In the year 1720 something happened that changed the life of JS Bach forever. On returning from a trip to Karlsbad, he discovered that his wife of 12 years, Maria Barbara, had not only died during his absence but had been buried as well; all unbeknownst to him and during his absence. He was now a sole parent to their four remaining children. Lebewohl explores the circumstances, ramifications and regrets that shake his soul and faith to the core, leading to the eventual pouring of his heart into what would become his unrecognised elegy for his first love: the Chaconne. With words adapted from Martin Luther, JS Bach and other writings of the day, Elena Kats-Chernin delivers her third piano concerto as a series of contemplations on one of her primary inspirations and honours the 'forgotten' wife of the Baroque master.
Work Details
Year: 2018
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Art Music Awards: Work of the Year: Orchestral | Finalist | Elena Kats-Chernin |
Analysis
Resonate article: 2019 Art Music Awards - what the judges said by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
19 Jan 2021: at 12 Hands 6 Grands (Sydney Town Hall).
9 Nov 2018: at TSO: Brava! Kats-Chernin (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tamara Anna Cislowska, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Karina Canellakis.
6 Sep 2018: at QSO: Kats-Chernin premiere, & Beethoven, Prokofiev (QPAC Concert Hall). Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Alondra de la Parra, Tamara Anna Cislowska.
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