Dora Pejacevic 1885-1923 was the first Croatian women composer
| A, We are very pleased to announce that Yoko Nishii, Japanese pianist, will have a Christmas Concert on December 23th 2015 at Oita (Oita-iichiko Hall, Oita-city, Japan), containing the following program: Ivo Josipovic aEUREURaf>>Igra staklenih perli-preludij za klavir / The Glass Bead Game-Prelude for piano (1986) Beethoven af>>Piano Sonata No.26 “Les Adieux” Gustav Mahler af>>Adagietto (from Symphony No.5) Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) af>>Zwei Klavierskizzen / Dvije skice za glasovir / Two Piano Sketches Op.44 af>>Blutenwirbel / Cvjetni vrtlog / A Whirl of Blossoms in E Flat Major Op. 45 af>>Capriccio Op.47 af>>Nocturne Op.50-2 af>>Piano Sonata in B-flat minor Op.36  Dora Pejačević on Croatian postage stamp, published in 2014.
Designed by Dubravka Zglavnik Horvat. This concert is organized on the occasion of the opening exhibitions vol.2 “Dawn of Gods” – Encounter of Venus, and Spiritual Landscape, East and West. |
Yoko Nishii playing “Rose” (Flower’s Life, No. 5, Op. 19) by Dora Pejačević
Here we can see her portrait by Maxo Vanka, distinguished Croatian painter.
Yoko Nishii interpreting piano pieces by Dora Pejačević (1885-1923), the first Croatian woman composer.
Photo by Elizabeta Drašković, 1912. Source www.mgz.hr
Dora Pejačević (10 September 1885 — 5 March 1923): Walzer-Capricen, Suite for Piano, Op. 28, written in 1910.
Performed by Yoko Nishii in 2013 (live)
- 00:00 – No. 1: Moderato
- 01:04 – No. 2: Grazioso
- 02:25 – No. 3: Im Ländler-Tempo
- 03:27 – No. 4: Wiegend
- 05:05 – No. 5: Lento
- 06:58 – No. 6: Tempo giusto
- 08:11 – No. 7: Allegretto
- 09:35 – No. 8: Grazioso, allegramente
- 10:58 – No. 9: Moderato
These excellent inventive little piano pieces, in the form of a piano suite, are a high-point in the solo-piano oeuvre of Pejačević.
They are full of imagination; a listener will be surprised by how different of character they are,
even though most of them don’t exceed 1-2 minutes in length.
Yoko Nishii in the town of Metković, Croatia, during
her concert tour in 2015.
Formated for CROWN by Darko Žubrinić
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