We invite you all to a mid-winter concert at our home on St. Paul’s West Side featuring long-time friend and Macalester music professor, Mark Mazullo. This program of solo piano music will include works by J. S. Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Get a sneak preview of a late Beethoven sonata that will be part of an all late-Beethoven program that Mark is presenting in February at Macalester!
As Mark eloquently writes, “Beethoven’s visionary late music explored uncharted emotional and intellectual territory. His last five sonatas come to terms with the most profound aspects of human experience — death and transcendence, childhood and memory, love and loss, physical pain and recovery.” As an internationally acclaimed performer and scholar of Beethoven, Mark is uniquely able to help illuminate these depths.
We will have snacks and beverages after the program befitting its Germanic progenitors, including some soul-warming Glühwein and Lebkuchen! Stay after to meet the artist and enjoy the company of friends.
The suggested donation is $15 at the door or pay as able!
January 19th, 2019 at 3:00pm
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About Mark Mazullo
Mark Mazullo is Professor of Music at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where he has been teaching piano and courses on the history of music since 1999. He is the author of the book Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues: contexts, style, performance (Yale University Press, 2010), as well as essays on diverse musical topics that have appeared in such publications as The Yale Review, Music & Literature The Musical Quarterly, Popular Music, and American Music.
As a pianist, his recent performances have included solo recitals at the Mendelssohn-Remise in Berlin, Germany and the National Museum of Colombia in Bogota. The recipient of Macalester College’s 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, Mazullo is known for his broad range of courses, which include the seminars Late Beethoven, Music and Freedom, and Musical Fictions. He is also a popular pre-concert lecturer for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Schubert Club.
The Program
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A♭ Major, Op. 110, Ludwig van Beethoven
- Partita No. 1 in B♭ Major, BWV 825, Johann Sebastian Bach
- Adagio and Fugue from Op. 106 in B♭ Major (“Hammerklavier”), Beethoven
The program will be presented without intermission, and treats will be served following the performance.