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Musica Viva: Open Rehearsal
Roland Levinsky Building
University of Plymouth
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AA
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Beethoven Sonata in A major Op 69 for cello and piano
Open rehearsal and performance – Eliza Millett, cellist, and Robert Taub, pianist
This special musical event is a unique opportunity to hear the gifted cellist Eliza Millett in an open rehearsal collaborating with pianist Robert Taub, working up to a performance of the work.
Eliza and Robert will focus on the first movement of one of the most iconic mainstays of the cello and piano literature, Beethoven Sonata in A major, Op.69. They will discuss issues of interpretation stemming from research into the autograph score. How does this musical idea work? How is it meant here? Beethoven changed his mind quite a bit! Come to the open rehearsal and find out what he was expressing and why.
Director of Music for The Arts Institute, Dr Robert Taub, said:
"An open rehearsal is a high-wire act. This is like an open jam session; you never know what might happen next! Some of what we'll rehearse is Beethoven like you've never heard him before. We'll be trying out some previously unperformed music that he wrote into his notes for this piece. We plan to try new musical ideas and ways of collaborating, and then run through a performance at the end. And we plan to leave time for Q&A from the audience."
