On August 10th 2025 at 2pm New York pianist Lisa Moore and Melbourne violinist Peter Exton will present their duo program “Beethoven’s Spring: Prophets and Prophecies”.
Peter Exton
Anchored in Beethoven‘s beguiling Spring Sonata and moving to the poignant, emotionally charged world of Janáček‘s Sonata for Violin and Piano, the concert centres around two works titled Bird as Prophet, one by Robert Schumann, and the other by New York composer Martin Bresnick. Bresnick’s exquisite late 20th Century reflection on Schumann’s haunting miniature will be enhanced through the presence of Martin, who will speak about the origins of both works, looping together music across the centuries. Béla Bártok‘s rustic Roumanian Folk Dances complete this musical journey with a grand finale.
“Beethoven’s Spring: Prophets and Prophecies”
Sunday August 10 @ 2pm
Christ Church, South Yarra
cnr Punt Rd and Toorak Rd.
Peter Exton violin
Lisa Moore piano
Violin Sonata no.5 Op.24 “Spring” (1801) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
>Allegro
>Adagio molto espressivo
>Scherzo Trio – Allegro molto
>Rondo – Allegro ma non troppo
Vogel als Prophet–Bird as Prophet (1849) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1922) Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
>Con Moto
>Ballada
>Allegretto
>Adagio
Bird as Prophet (1999) Martin Bresnick (b.1946)
Roumanian Folk Dances (1926) Béla Bártok (1881-1945)
1. Allegro moderato
2. Allegro
3. Andante
4. Molto moderato
5. Allegro
6. Allegro
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