Complete “32 Bright Clouds” recital presented by the Smithsonian Beethoven Piano Sonatas no. 27 and no. 32 and new works from Syria, Afghanistan, the Philippines and Jordan.
Yael Weiss on Beethoven With samples from Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
Beethoven Connects the World About the works from Afghanistan, Venezuela and Indonesia
32 Bright Clouds, Beethoven’s Peace Motif, and a new piece from Indonesia
Excerpt from an interview with Afghan composer Milad Yousufi View the complete interview here
Excerpt from an interview with composer Sidney Boquiren Complete interview can be found here
Excerpt from Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 32 Op. 111 The complete recital is available for viewinghere
A few words about “Unheard Voices” by composer Sidney Marquez Boquiren from the Philippines
From “Après…” by composer Aida Shirazi from Iran
About “Hope for the Shackled” by George Mensah Essilfie from Ghana
About “The Hunt for Peace” by Syrian composer Malek Jandali
About the “Moonlight” in “No More Moonlight Over Jakarta” by Indonesian composer Ananda Sukarlan
A “Peace Fugue” from “No More Moonlight Over Jakarta”
About "Nuages funèbres" by composer Saed Haddad from Jordan