Avery asks about the keys to programs..

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Greetings, 
   Avery asks about keys for the programs below.  
      A Young would have done it for all of them, but The Perle, which is an
unknown quantity to me. So omit that from consideration until you listen to it
on a temperament.  The Prokofiev might have some unexpected contrasts, but I
don't think it would have been too far out.  
   Saturday night you might be able to back up some, and go to a Kirnberger,
however, the Chopin is going to be "brilliant" in places....
      Avery, It seems that with all those Steinway D's you have there, you
could put one in a Young, and begin an in-school investigation.  Have it on
hand,on the stage. Perhaps just tune it in an HT and leave it available. 
      Faculty are often intrigued by it, if you don't scare them at the
outset.  Start with surefire combinations, like Beethoven on the Young, then
move into some debatable stuff like  Bach and Werckmiester,  Mozart and the
Meantones (1/5 or better...), Chopin on the Victorians.  There is a lot to
learn about what is the most musical combination of modern pianos, tempering,
classical compositions and 20th century ears and tastes.  We don't have to
feel totally restricted.  
     It would be way cool to have your stage armed with a well tempered
performance piano.  Would it be too avante-gard to present recitals with two
instruments?  We have done that and it really creates audience buzz.  This is
show business, remember? 
Regards,
Ed Foote


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Friday: Horacio Gutierrez: Sonata in C Major - Haydn
                           Phantasyplay (1994) - George Perle
                           Humoreske in B-flat Major - R. Schumann
                           Sonata in B Minor - Liszt

Saturday: Abbey Simon: Sonata No. 30 in E Major - Beethoven
                       Phantasia in C Major - R. Schumann
                       Sonata No. 3 in B Minor - Chopin

Sunday: Angela Cheng: Sonata No. 9 in D Major - Mozart
                      Sonata No. 2 in D Minor - Prokofiev
                      Sonata in A Major - Schubert
                      Faschingsschwank aus Wein - R. Schumann
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