Piano Sonata #7 in D major – Albumblätt: Romanze
The “Piano Sonata #7 in D major” subtitled “Albumblätt Romanze” is the ninth in a series of Pandemic Productions Premiere Performances of Piano Pieces that James Domine composed during the pandemic year of 2021. The opening section is based on a delicate theme that suggests a gentle feeling of classical tranquility set in an “Andante cantabile” tempo. This mood of serenity is then juxtaposed against a contrasting dramatic section that is in turn followed by a stormy episode suggesting an unspoken narrative that tells a story of Romance. This bipartite developmental sequence is repeated for dramatic effect and emphasis. After the famous opening motive of Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is almost paraphrased more as a suggestion than a re-transitional quotation, the piano floats lightly suspended above an unfolding prismatic refraction of chromatic harmonic colors that lead us back to the opening theme bringing this charming movement to its conclusion with a grateful feeling of calm after a torrential period of turmoil. All is well that ends well.
The “Piano Sonata #7 in D major” subtitled “Albumblätt Romanze” is the ninth in a series of Pandemic Productions Premiere Performances of Piano Pieces that James Domine composed during the pandemic year of 2021. The opening section is based on a delicate theme that suggests a gentle feeling of classical tranquility set in an “Andante cantabile” tempo. This mood of serenity is then juxtaposed against a contrasting dramatic section that is in turn followed by a stormy episode suggesting an unspoken narrative that tells a story of Romance. This bipartite developmental sequence is repeated for dramatic effect and emphasis. After the famous opening motive of Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is almost paraphrased more as a suggestion than a re-transitional quotation, the piano floats lightly suspended above an unfolding prismatic refraction of chromatic harmonic colors that lead us back to the opening theme bringing this charming movement to its conclusion with a grateful feeling of calm after a torrential period of turmoil. All is well that ends well.
The “Piano Sonata #7 in D major” subtitled “Albumblätt Romanze” is the ninth in a series of Pandemic Productions Premiere Performances of Piano Pieces that James Domine composed during the pandemic year of 2021. The opening section is based on a delicate theme that suggests a gentle feeling of classical tranquility set in an “Andante cantabile” tempo. This mood of serenity is then juxtaposed against a contrasting dramatic section that is in turn followed by a stormy episode suggesting an unspoken narrative that tells a story of Romance. This bipartite developmental sequence is repeated for dramatic effect and emphasis. After the famous opening motive of Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is almost paraphrased more as a suggestion than a re-transitional quotation, the piano floats lightly suspended above an unfolding prismatic refraction of chromatic harmonic colors that lead us back to the opening theme bringing this charming movement to its conclusion with a grateful feeling of calm after a torrential period of turmoil. All is well that ends well.