Misi Boros: Times of Day – Morning, Noon, _Evening_

In May, Misi Boros, who became a household name in the first season of the Virtuosi, will present a cross-section of piano literature in a three-part concert series. The chronologically arranged programmes, which could be considered a real test of strength, begin with a piece by Bach and go on to the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. The morning concert will start the day with atmospheric and exhilarating works, the midday programme will showcase the finest in transcendence in dance, and the evening concert will close the day with an especially colourful finale.

The "Evening" concert is the final concert in the series, which, like the previous two, begins with music by Johann Sebastian Bach. The second volume of the Wolhtemperiertes Klavier was composed in 1744, more than twenty years after the first. The second piece in this series, the Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, numbered BWV 871, reveals the highest level of genius. In addition to the richness of the harmonies, Bach composed the four-part fugue in the most ear-catching way, with its extremely complex and intricate textures. This will be followed by Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in A Flat Major, written in 1821, the composer's penultimate, or thirty-first, piece in the genre. Op. 110 is marked Moderato cantabile molto espressivo, con amabilità (sanft) which encourages the performer to sing the movement in the most expressive, loving and tender manner possible. The second movement of the work is a fast pulsating Allegro molto, with German folk song quotations, which are humorous or even mocking in tone. The third movement of the work, Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo, also contains a Bach quotation from the St. John Passion, which Beethoven further reflects on and soars. In the final movement there are two fugues, which the composer crowns with the most wonderful, triumphant sonority. The music of the evening and night is the nocturne, whose greatest composer is Frédéric Chopin. The F Minor Op. 55 No. 1, written between 1842 and 1844, presents the faces of the night with its deep and sometimes rumbling tone. The final piece of the evening and of the three-concert series is Chopin's F Minor Fantasy Op. 49. The work, which lasts nearly a quarter of an hour, reveals the infinite scope of human imagination with virtuosity and profound thought. Written in 1841, it takes the performer on a wonderful journey alongside with the audience.