On Wednesday 6. April, the finest piano sounds could be heard in Paul-Gerhardt-Haus at the Abdinghof in Paderborn. As part of Paderborn University’s anniversary year, an evening with a piano and clarinet duo took place. Numerous pieces were plaed by Michael Neuhalfen, clarinetist from Bonn, and Berthold Wicke, organist from Bonn. At the piano was not only Prof. Dr. Harald Schroeter-Wittke, professor for practical theology at Paderborn University, but also Katerina Kostina, pianist and singing teacher from Kyiv/Paderborn.
Programme:
Niels W. Gade (1817 – 1890): Fantasy Pieces, Op. 43: Andantino con moto – Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Nordic Song (Homage to Gade) – “Greetings to G.” for piano solo
Niels W. Gade (1817 – 1890): Fantasy Pieces, Op. 43: Ballad (Moderato) – Allegro vivace
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Panis Angelicus: Mass in D major
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Première Rhapsody
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963): Sonata – Allegro tristamente – Romanza – Allegro con fuoco
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1896): Un sospiro from: Three Concert-Etudes – for piano – solo*
Olivier Messiaen (1908 – 1992): Abime des oiseaux aus: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps – for clarinet solo
Béla Kovacs (1937 – 2021): Sholem-alekhem, rov Feidmann
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): Improvisation on “I got Rhythm”
*Katerina Kostina (Kyiv/Paderborn) – piano
