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A faculty recital presented by David Breitman, fortepiano, Rebecca Landell ’11, Baroque cello, and Edwin Huizinga ’06, Baroque violin in Kulas Recital Hall. This event features an all-Schubert program on historical instruments, featuring the Piano Trio in B-flat Major.
Program:
Franz Schubert
Moments musicaux, D. 780; No. 1 Moderato
Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, D. 408
Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898
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Excerpts from an Opinion piece by pianist Jonathan Biss published in the New York Times, Dec 28, 2024.
Schubert, one of the greatest composers, understood solitude better than most mortals and made poetry of it. While 21st-century technologies are conspiring to distance us from one another, his music speaks to something timeless: the longing for connection, and the pain at not finding it. He gives voice, and then consolation, to that part of us that feels alone in the world even when surrounded by people who care for us. A colleague of mine refers to him as “the musician’s best friend.”
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Loneliness is universal; paradoxically it is a shared part of the human experience. Schubert knew this, and had the gift to convey it in sound, sometimes with profound sadness, but never with bitterness. Schubert’s heart remains open, ready to be broken anew. If you feel alone — because of holiday anxiety, or political uncertainty, or life circumstances, or simply because you are a person — I implore you: Listen to Schubert. He offers his soul to the listener, without armor or guile. He is our best friend.
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Conservatory visitors are asked to enter the complex through either Bibbins Hall’s east entrance (off College Place, across from the Oberlin College Bookstore) or the Conservatory Lounge’s west entrance (off S. Professor St., adjacent to the Conservatory Pond). All other entrances will be closed to the public.
