October 2, 2011
Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk begins at 3:30)

Susanne Schoeppe


 

PROGRAM

Homenaje a Emilio Pujol (1886 - 1980)
Last Century's Salon Music

  Sinfonia da L'Italiana in Algeri Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1887)
    Transcribed for solo guitar by Luigi Legnani ca. 1819  
     
  Romanza Emilio Pujol
      Manola del Avaples  
      Tango  
     Cancion de Cuna  
      El Abejorro  
     
  Alborada - Caprich Arabe Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
     
  Guajira - Barcarolle - Seguidilla Emilio Pujol
     

Intermission
     
  Quintetto in Re Maggiore (G.448) Luigi Boccerini (1743-1805)
      Pastorale  
      Allegro maestoso  
      Grave assai  
      Fandango  
     
  Marka Young, violin; Nicholas Szucs, violin;  
  Noriko Herndon, viola; Nancy Donaruma, cello  
     


Guitar art without unnecessary twirls and the need to impress.

Through implementing many unexpected ways of expressing and arranging her music for the classical guitar, Susanne Schoeppe has clearly dedicated herself to energy-fed emotion. During her concert evenings, she manages to make the unusual the norm, and this is what makes them so surprisingly pleasant and full of excitement.

"She sounds wonderfully smooth yet powerful at the same time."

Not only does Ms. Schoeppe seek to excite those who like classical music, but she also wants to inspire an audience of music lovers in general. She engages in a passionate dialog with her listeners by using her own language of perfectly implemented and spirited playing.
      
Music as a language

Ms. Schoeppe leads a dialog with her audience, sometimes expressing the declaration of love, at times putting the pain of separation or ecstasy into musical scenery, or playing folklore, and on other occasions anthems or ballads. She uses a musical language with all her ways of expressing herself and all means of conjuring pictures in her listeners’ heads. All that is achieved with classical music – she achieves with classical guitar. Susanne Schoeppe excels with mastery and perfect technicality, advanced stylistic sense and convincing musicality. Her playing is brilliant and at a very high level, using beautiful and tuneful variations and spicing up her music with finesse or a twist of irony. Despite such professionalism, Susanne Schoeppe has remained a down-to-earth musician. Honest musicality and heartiness be-wing her musical passion – and these things are coupled with her ability to have a good time making music, furthermore strengthening her inner drive to present interpretations full of innovation.

A treat for the ears

Ms. Schoeppe’s programs are precisely harmonized menus capable of convincing with natural and sensitive interpretation. She presents the guitar as an instrument in all its colorful versatility, using the components of traditional guitars and exciting transcriptions. Her spirited playing addresses the audience lyrically and sensitively, and at the same time seems like a contradiction in itself – yet it is not. Her playing is sometimes charming and frisky, yet on the next occasion melancholic and lost in thought. With extraordinary presence, she enchants her audience.

Guitar international

Four continents have seen Susanne Schoeppe’s concert tours. She has always felt the need to carry away her audience and to lead the dialog about music using the voice of the guitar. Her love of romantic tradition comes into its own as well as her curiosity for combining in an exciting way, contemporary compositions or transcriptions with classical guitar literature.

New approaches

Susanne Schoeppe likes to live and show her compassionate love for the romantic tradition of guitar literature – this is the foundation of her art. However, one can also hear curiosity in her music – curiosity for what the outcome will be when her guitar is handled in an exciting way. She loves challenges and delights in experimenting, because this means crossing borders and utilizing all of the musical possibilities that the guitar provides. She experiences the guitar as a solo instrument with the potential versatility of an orchestra – not only for her, but also for her audience. 
 


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