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Romantic Encounters -- Solo Piano

Romantic Encounters -- Solo Piano

West Village

Sat, December 6, at 7:30 PM, EST
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    • Reserve a spot $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
    Capacity
    32 of 40 spots still available
    Drinking policy
    Bring your own drinks
    Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks provided
    Pets
    Dogs live here
    Wheelchair access
    Not wheelchair accessible
    Stairs
    Some stairs may be present in the space

    This is a groupmuse

    A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.

    Host

    Carol C. Superhost

    Walk through a Winter garden to our West Village townhouse for an evening of romantic music from the 19th and 20th centuries, performed by pianist Junwen Liang. Doors open @ 7:30 pm, music starts around 8 pm. Enjoy wine, beer, seltzer, cheese & crackers as you chat with fellow music lovers. Feel free to bring a beverage to share. Some of Carol Chave's recent tapestries will be on view and available for sale, proceeds go to the IRC for global refugee relief.

    What's the music?

    Junwen Liang (he/him)

    Ignacy Jan Paderewski

    Legend (Op. 16 No. 1)
    Nocturne (Op. 16 No. 4)
    Cracovienne fantastique (Op. 14 No. 6)

    Stephen Hough/Rodgers & Hammerstein

    Hello, Young Lovers
    My Favorite Things

    Frederic Chopin

    Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52
    Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
    Two Etudes (Op. 25 No. 6 & Op. 10 No. 5)

    Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in c-sharp minor

    Where does this music come from?

    The program traces a broad arc of Romantic expression, beginning with the legacy of Ignacy Jan Paderewski—composer, statesman, and one of Poland’s most revered musical figures. His Legend (Op. 16 No. 1), Nocturne (Op. 16 No. 4), and Cracovienne fantastique (Op. 14 No. 6) reflect a world where folklore, lyricism, and national identity intertwine. That spirit of personal voice and cultural nuance then flows naturally into Stephen Hough’s musical-theatre transcriptions on Rodgers & Hammerstein (Hello, Young Lovers and My Favorite Things), a contemporary continuation of the 19th-century tradition in which pianists like Liszt and Godowsky reimagined popular melodies for the concert stage.

    The program moves deeper into the Romantic canon with Chopin’s Ballade in F minor (Op. 52), the Nocturne in D-flat major (op. 27 no. 2), and two of his Études (Op. 25 No. 6 and Op. 10 No. 5)—works that helped define the piano’s expressive and technical possibilities. As a culminating gesture, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 expands these ideas into a dazzling, larger-than-life celebration of virtuosity and folk stylization. Taken together, the program reflects how composers across generations—whether rooted in legend, theatre, or national song—pushed the piano toward ever-wider realms of storytelling and emotional resonance.

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