Bernd Glemser returns to the City Recital Hall Angel Place with a program that celebrates the lyrical gifts of Mendelssohn and Chopin – the most elegant of the Romantic voices – alongside the eloquent virtuosity of Liszt.
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Mendelssohn’s tender miniatures, his Songs without Words, are the springboard for inspiration; his grand “Scottish” sonata-fantasy evokes Celtic harps and the misty Highlands in the spirit of Beethoven’s “Moonlight”. Chopin comes into his own in three pieces that reveal the poignancy, the brilliance and the richness of his music.
The conclusion of this musical feast is a landmark in the history of the piano repertoire – a complete sonata in every way, demanding Romantic feeling, technical command, intellect and charisma.
Hear Bernd Glemser play Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto in the EnergyAustralia Master Series (22, 24, 25 September) and Thursday Afternoon Symphony (23 September).
MENDELSSOHN
Eight Songs without Words
Fantasie (Sonate écossaise), Op.28
CHOPIN Two Nocturnes, Op.27 Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54
LISZT Sonata in B minor
AUDIO PLAYER LISTING
Track 1 – MENDELSSOHN Songs without Words: Spinning Song, Op.67 No.4
Daniel Barenboim DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 453 0612
Track 2 – CHOPIN Nocturne in D flat, Op.27 No.2
Vladimir Ashkenazy DECCA 475 8048
Tracks 3 and 4 – LISZT Sonata in B minor
Alfred Brendel PHILIPS 475 8247
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Mendelssohn Songs without Words
Chopin Nocturnes
Liszt