Heifetz International Music Institute | Messiaen: Thème et variations | Kristopher Tong, violin; Miki Sawada, piano @HeifetzMusic | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Violinist Kristopher Tong and pianist Miki Sawada perform the Thème et variations by French composer Olivier Messiaen. Messiaen composed the piece in 1932 as a wedding present for his Claire Delbos, and the met-and-married-at-Heifetz duo of Tong and Sawada offer as their first public performance together as a professional couple. From a Heifetz Institute "Celebrity Series" concert at the 2021 Heifetz Institute Festival of Concerts.

00:17 Thème – Modéré
01:09 Variation 1: Modéré
01:56 Variation 2: Un peu moins Modére
03:26 Variation 3: Modéré, avec éclat
04:28 Variation 4: Vif et passionné
06:26 Variation 5: Tres modéré

Read more about the piece and the peformers here:
heifetzinstitute.org/video-of-the-week-variations-on-the-theme-of-love

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