Concert: First Ladies of the Guitar

Friday, June 22, 2012 - 5PM
Zaira Meneses, Elena Papandreou with Raquel Fisk, piano and Virginia Eskin, piano
Fenway Center

$15 Advanced Purchase Online
$20 At the door (cash or check)
$10 Student

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Zaira Meneses, guitar
Elena Papandreou, guitar
Raquel Fisk, piano

Prelude & Fuge in C minor BWV 847
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Partita in G, BWV 829 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

• Praeambulum

Ciaconna
Alessandro Piccinini ( 1566–1638)

Courante
Sylvius Leopold Weiss ( 1686–1750)

Menuet
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665–1729)

Two Nocturnes
Fryderyk Chopin ( 1810–1849 )

• Op.9 No.2
• Op.32 No.1

Sonata III
Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948 )

• Allegro non tropo

Thalassa Platia
Manos Hadjidakis ( 1925–1994 )

Triaela
Roland Dyens ( b. 1955)
(Gismonti au Cirque)

• III Clown Down

In accordance with this afternoon’s theme long time Boston Guitar Fest artists, pianist, Virginia Eskin, and guitarist, Zaira Meneses, will open this afternoon’s program with a brief scholarly introduction which will touch on the remarkable freedom of expression and grace of such rediscovered women artists as Barbara Strozzi, Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, and Elizabeth de la Guerre. This in turn will be followed by the Festival debuts of 11 year old pianist Raquel Fisk in keyboard works of Bach. The program continues with works by three lesser known but still magnificent lutenists Alessandro Piccinini and Silvius Leopoldus Weiss as well as a work by Elisabeth de la Guerre. Reknowned Greek virtuoso Elena Papandreou continues with works of Chopin (a great admirer of Bach) Mexican composer Manuel Ponce and two contemporary works by Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis and guitar virtuoso Roland Dyens.