Guitar Series: Petra Poláčková

About the Event

Delve into the architectural marvel of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw for a paramount guitar concert poised to enhance your appreciation of classical music. The extensive array of tones that the romantic guitar can emit is vast, a fact well‐known to Czech guitarist Petra Poláčková. This instrument adeptly handles both the Renaissance melodies of Dowland and the deep melancholy of Schubert’s compositions. Listen and be moved!

Program:
De Narváez: Canción del Emperador
Dowland: Lachrimae, P 15
Milano: La Compagna
Dowland: Fantasia, P 73 'Tremolo'
J.S. Bach: Prelude (from Partita in c minor)
J.S. Bach: Chaconne (from Partita No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004)
Schubert: Ständchen (from 6 Schubert'sche Lieder (arr. J. Mertz))
Schubert: Lob der Thränen (from 6 Schubert'sche Lieder (arr. J. Mertz))
Schubert: Liebesbothschaft (from 6 Schubert'sche Lieder (arr. J. Mertz))
Schubert: Aufenthalt (from 6 Schubert'sche Lieder (arr. J. Mertz))
Mertz: Fantaisie Originale (from 3 Morceaux, op. 65)
Mertz: Fantaisie Hongroise (from 3 Morceaux, op. 65)