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Sample Programmes

  • Sample Programme 1: Bach

    Bach Bach: Partitas Nos. 1-6

  • Sample Programme 2: “Playing is just playing”

    Complete Partitas by Bach & selection from Játékok by Kurtág in two evenings Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No.2 Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No.3 interval Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No. 4 /// Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No.1 Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No.5 interval Kurtág: Játékok Bach: Partita No. 6 Kurtág’s musical language, his idea of playfulness and freedom within precision and intensity of meaning resonates beautifully with Bach’s limitless inventiveness within strict polyphonic principles. “Pleasure in playing, joy of movement” – these words of the author himself revealing the essence of Játékok apply miraculously to astonishing six keyboard Partitas that contain arguably Bach’s most daring takes on the traditional dance forms. It is the ultimate mastery and discipline of two great composers that, as if by some trick, draw a breathtaking range of emotions and colours from simple ideas. “Playing is just playing”, says Kurtag, and maybe this is where the true magic and purity comes from.

  • Sample Programme 3: Brahms

    Brahms: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor (JS Bach), arrangement for Piano, left hand Brahms: Vier Ernste Geränge Op. 121, arr. Reger Brahms: 6 Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, arr. Busoni Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op. 24. This unorthodox combination explores some of the most important sources of Brahms’ inspiration – and simultaneously, some of the most striking and singular corners of his ouevre. His intense relationship with baroque music is evident in most of his work, but this project concentrates specifically on different aspects of Brahms’ own exploration (and internalisation) of baroque, and offers a listener a chance to delve into Brahms’ very personal and passionate interpretation of the aesthetics of the period.

  • Sample Programme 4: Late Beethoven and Scriabin

    Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 interval Scriabin: Vers la flamme, Op. 72 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111

  • Sample Programme 5: Brahms and Schubert

    Brahms: Three Intermezzi Op. 117 Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 interval Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960