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The Concise Kochel
The Concise Kochel
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Author: Normand Chaurette, Translated by Linda Gaboriau Publisher: Talonbooks Format: Softcover # of Pages: 94 Pub. Date: 2005 ISBN-10: 0889225184 ISBN-13: 9780889225183
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About the Play:
The Concise Köchel (English version of Le petit Köchel) is a play by Normand Chaurette.
"The Concise Köchel cannot be substituted for the 'Complete' catalogue. Published in response to the many requests from musicologists and musicians received by the publishers Breitkopf and Hartel, this abridged, less costly and easier to handle edition is designed to meet the most frequent needs of those interested in the works of Mozart." — From the Introduction
It's All Hallows' Eve, and the Motherwell sisters, Lili and Cecile, have invited their musicologist patrons, the Brunswick sisters, to attend them on this crucial day. All their lives, Lili and Cecile have practiced on their pianos, to the exclusion of everything else. Their interpretations of Mozart, as the impresario Mendel says, are "too impeccable, too irreproachable," there is "too much politeness, too much purity, not enough passion."
They wish to discuss something hidden in their basement — someone has strayed from their score, someone has improvised, the hands of the clock need to be turned back.
What people say:
"The situation and dialogue are intriguing… The play may be difficult, but Chaurette's unnerving climax should lead to heated and extended discussions in the lobby after the play is over." — Stage Directions
About the Playwright:
Normand Chaurette was born in Montréal in 1954. His published plays include: The Concise Köchel, The Queens, and All the Verdis of Venice. Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists was nominated for a Governor General's Award in 1987 and won the Prix de l'Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre for Best Play Produced in 1988. His novel, Scènes d'enfants, was nominated for a 1989 Governor General's Award.
Chaurette's plays have been showcased or produced in Montréal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Banff, New York, Paris, Brussels and Florence, as well as in Zaire and the Congo. |
Normand Chaurette, Translated by Linda Gaboriau
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Normand Chaurette, Translated by Linda Gaboriau
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Normand Chaurette, Translated by Linda Gaboriau
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