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Jeffrey Irvine to Give Viola Recital Tomorrow
FEBRUARY 8, 1999--Jeffrey Irvine, professor of viola and director of the Division of Strings, will present a faculty recital tomorrow at 8:00 P.M. in Kulas Recital Hall. Irvine describes the recital as an exercise in contrasts.
The program will begin with Four Pieces for Viola and Piano by Frank Bridge, all written around the first decade of the 20th century. Irvine says he chose these pieces for their "slow, English romantic style."
Tibor Serly's "Rhapsody on Folksongs Harmonized by Béla Bartók" will follow.
"This is a virtuosic piece in the Eastern European folk style," says Irvine. "Serly had a close association with Bartók--he put together Bartók's viola concertos at the end of Bartók's life--so he was familiar with the style. He reconstructed Bartók's themes for this rhapsody, which he wrote for William Primose."
Irvine will close the program with Robert Schumann's Sonata no. 1 in A minor, Op. 105.
"This piece was written originally for violin, but transcribed for viola. I have taught it before," Irvine says, "but never played it, so this is a good opportunity. Like most of Schumann's music, the Sonata no. 1 has a wide range of emotion, very typical of the romantic style. All three pieces work well together. It's a short program, but full of some great music."
James Howsmon, associate professor of instrumental accompanying, will accompany Irvine at the piano.
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