Numerous Italian poets have inspired composers to write great works of art, but perhaps none had so great an influence as Petrarca and Dante. On February 29, 2012, faculty members from Italian Studies at Notre Dame will present a special concert of music and the poetry that inspired it. The program will consist of readings of the three sonnets of Petrarca and the three musical pieces for piano that Franz Liszt shaped upon these poems (sonnets #47, #104, and #123), as well as a commentary on Dante’s Divine Comedy followed by a musical performance of Liszt’s Dante Sonata for piano - a harrowing journey through the torment, grief and eternal pain of hell with brief glimpses of the ecstasy of heaven.
Program:
From Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième Année: Italie
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
- Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
- Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
- Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
- Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata
This is a private event for students and faculty of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Notre Dame.
This event is co-sponsored by the Demergasso Excellence Fund for Italian Studies, Italian Studies at Notre Dame and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
Performers:
Patricia Keyes, piano
Christian Moevs, Associate Professor of Italian
Vittorio Montemaggi, Assistant Professor of Religion and Literature