Pianist Laura Fenster at Sherwood
As is my usual weekly habit, I walk up to the Sherwood School for the Pianoforte Salon Recitals then to Jewel and/or Harris on Wabash to get food or money.
Today I was all wrapped in a scarf and Russian Army hat, so I thought
I’d sit in the balcony so nobody could see my bad hair. As it turned out,
there were at least a dozen other concert go-ers up there to see my bad hair.
But the music was wonderful. Laura began the program with two of the
Preludes and Fugues Opus 87 #7 & #8 by Shostakovich that I’d never
heard before. They were very different from other Shostakovich piece’s
I’m familiar with. She said during the interview with Scott Thomas
that were many more in this Opus to chose from. I should look into them.
She finished with Beethoven’s last piano sonata Opus 111. Again, this isn’t one we don’t hear very often. It tickled my inner music bone though.
Hey, get to Sherwood for lunchtime on Friday before it goes away,
(which it might). Or tune into WFMT Friday at 12:15 (which might go
away too).
–
Bruce Oltman
