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Chopin Variationen über Rossini Cinderella La Cenerentola Flöte Piccolo Barbara Rosnitschek

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Duo Incontri-Konzert im Rohrbacher Schlößchen 10.Okt.2010
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Variationen über "Non più mesta": Quell seiner musikalischen Inspiration ist vor allem die Oper, die er  oft und mit großer Begeisterung besuchte. Die gehörten Melodien verarbeitete er zu Variationswerken, so Mozarts "La ci darem la mano" zu
einem Klavierzyklus oder Rossinis Aschenbrödel-Arie zu dem hier
erklingenden Werk für Flöte und Klavier. Chopins Variationen über Aschenbrödels Arie „Nicht mehr traurig bin ich hier am Herd" aus Rossinis Oper „La Cenerentola" (Aschenbrödel) sind ein schöner Beweis von Chopins Bewunderung und Liebe für Rossinis Musik.
This set of variations on a popular Rossini aria is charming, fluent, and not lacking in imagination. It is in a typical variation form for the period, with each of the four variations a decorated version of the original tune. The theme of these brilliant variations comes from the aria "Non più mesta accanto al fuoco", which is the finale of Rossini's opera "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella). In this aria, Angelina (Cenerentola) bids farewell to all the days spent as a housekeeper in her stepfather's house. Rossini, much admired by Chopin, composed the entire opera in 24 days.
The occasion for Chopin's writing this piece, at the age of 14, is not known, but it was most likely written for the composer's father (an amateur flute player) or one of the other flute players the elder Chopin knew and often played with. It is fortunate that the work survived. It appears that there was only one manuscript copy, and that it was kept by one of the composer's friends. The work did not appear in print until 1953.

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  • Bravo notamment avec l'alternance piccolo et flûte traversière !

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