Silvestrov: Nine Waltzes, Op. 308 (2021) - Pedja Muzijevic
PEDJA MUŽIJEVIC : HOMAGE TO MIXTAPES
Late-shift edit for your Festival Walkman
Before streaming came mixtapes—carefully curated and totally personal. Pedja Mužijević revisits that spirit in a 60-minute set where Haydn meets Ligeti, Crumb meets Amy Beach, and surprises flow track to track. Performed and narrated in English, this isn’t a recital. It’s a playlist, live on stage.
Programme
Side A – Part 1
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)
Allegretto moderato from Sonata in G major Wq. 55/6
GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923–2006)
Tempo di valse (poco Vivace – ‘à l’orgue de Barbarie’) from Musica ricercata
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)
Andante from Sonata in G major Wq. 55/6
VALENTIN SILVESTROV (b. 1937)
Serenade and Waltz of the Moment from Four Pieces Op. 305
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714–1788)
Allegro di molto from Sonata in G major Wq. 55/6
Side A – Part 2
AMY BEACH (1867–1944)
Ballad Op. 6
MORTON FELDMAN (1926–1987)
Intermission I
PHILIP GLASS (b. 1937)
Dreaming Awake
Side B
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Allegro from Sonata in E-flat major Hob. XVI/52
GEORGE CRUMB (1929–2022)
Pastorale (from the Kingdom of Atlantis, ca. 10,000 B.C.)
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Adagio from Sonata in E-flat major Hob. XVI/52
HENRY COWELL (1897–1965)
Aeolian Harp
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Presto from Sonata in E-flat major Hob. XVI/52
Before algorithms told us what to listen to, there were mixtapes—carefully crafted, endlessly replayed, and totally personal. Homage to Mixtapes is a 60-minute sonic adventure where C.P.E. Bach and Haydn meet Ligeti’s off-kilter waltzes, Silvestrov’s nostalgia, Crumb’s sonic experiments, and Amy Beach’s romantic fire—think Mozart next to Dolly Parton, Aretha with Wagner. A brilliantly original musical thinker, Mužijević has captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, from Piano aux Jacobins in France to UCLA’s Abell Piano Masters Series, thanks to his playful, theatrical approach to programming. More than a recital, this is a one-of-a-kind listening experience, performed and narrated (in English) by an artist who deserves to be on everyone’s radar.
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