Polina Osetinskaya, piano: Baroque Masterpieces from Epic Films in New York

Polina Osetinskaya makes a triumphant solo return to the United States, after a critically acclaimed appearance at Carnegie Hall with Maxim Vengerov in October 2022.

For this upcoming intimate solo recital, Osetinskaya turns to a program of some of the most enduring musical masterpieces in history. With her signature virtuosity, Osetinskaya brings to life seminal works by Bach, Handel and Rameau, from epic films by Coppola, Kubrick, Tarkovsky and other luminary directors.

The dramatic qualities of the music, which had once enhanced the pivotal moments in these great films, are now distilled by Osetinskaya into a thoughtful and engaging live program.

Program

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

1. Italian Concerto in F

• Allegro
• Andante
• Presto

(The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999; dir. Anthony Minghella)

2. Chorale prelude “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (“I cry to you, Lord”)
(Solaris, 1972; dir. Andrey Tarkovsky)

3. Toccata in E minor

• Toccata
• Adagio
• Fuga

(Fingers, 1978; dir. James Toback)

4. Sonata No. 2 in E-flat for flute and harpsichord (attributed to Bach)

II: Siciliano
(Breaking the Waves, 1996; dir. Lars von Trier)

5. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
(The Godfather, 1972; dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

INTERMISSION

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

1. Suite No. 4 in D minor

III: Sarabande
(Barry Lyndon, 1975; dir. Stanley Kubrick)

2. Chaconne with variations in G
(Autumn Sonata, 1978; dir. Ingmar Bergman)

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)

1. Ground in C minor
(The Draftsman’s Contract, 1982; dir. Peter Greenaway)

JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764)

1. From “Pièces de Clavecin” in E minor

2. Le rappel des oiseaux (The calling of birds)
(4 days in France, 2016; dir. Jerome Raybaud)

3. Tambourin (Tambourine)
(The Maid, 2016; dir. Pan Chang Uk)

4. La villageoise (The Villager)

5. From “Pièces de Clavecin” in D

• Les tendres plaintes (Tender complaints)
• Les Niais de Sologne (The Fools of Solon)
• Les Soupirs (Sighs)
• La Joyeuse (The Joyful)
• L’entretien des Muses (Conversation of the Muses)
• Les Cyclopes (Cyclops)

(Casanova, 2015; dir. Jean-Pierrel Jeneut)