Highlights from "The Life and Music of Ernst Toch" #Piano #Musicheals #Musicforpeace
Channel: Makiko Hirata
Date: 2022-08-20

Ernst Toch’s life and work are explored in historical context as pianist Makiko Hirata performs his pieces in chronological order with the narration from Toch’s grandson, the award-winning author and former staff for the New Yorker magazine, Lawrence Weschler. 

From "The Life and Music of Ernst Toch" 
Presented by The Colburn School on their "Next Up" series on May 12, 2022 at Thayer Hall. 
For the video of the entire program, please go to: https://youtu.be/RTWkFRdLt9Q

0:04 String Quartet No. 8 (1909) 3rd mov. Piano arrangement Makiko Hirata
0:41 Toch's grandson on Toch and WWI
1:15 String Quartet No. 10 (1920) 2nd mov. Piano arrangement Makiko Hirata
2:15 Toch becomes established as a composer in post-WWI Germany (Weschler)
2:43 Burlesques Op. 31 (1923) No. 1 (excerpt)
2:55 Burlesques Op. 31-2 (excerpt)
3:10 Burlesques Op. 31-3 Der Jongleur (excerpt)
3:47 The rise of the Nazis and Toch's escape (Weschler) 
5:30 Toch as a war refugee, and survivor's guilt in his music (Hirata)
5:49 Profiles Op. 68-1 (excerpt)
6:12 Profiles Op. 68-6 (excerpt)
6:28 Reasons for Hope (Hirata)