In the 1920’s the Marx brothers were the biggest ticket on Broadway. One night, during a production of their stage play “Animal Crackers”, Groucho got sick. Someone had to go on stage! So brother Zeppo filled in – he put on the famous mustache – and did the whole play without anyone realizing that it was not Groucho on stage.
Mozart studied the music of J.S. Bach so much that he could write a piece of music that sounded exactly like the Baroque master! So here’s the challenge – I play a bit of the Courante in E-flat major, KV 399 by Mozart, and a selection from Bach’s French Suite No. 4, BWV 815, put together seamlessly. Can you tell which is which?
Pianist Sara Davis Buechner will be performing the entire cycle of Mozart Piano Sonatas at Alti Hall in Kyoto, Japan in a series of four recitals in September 2018. For more information, visit http://saradavisbuechner.com/schedule/