A Carnival of Pianos: Carnaval, Op. 9
14 October 2016, 15:00 - 15:30
Concert
Broad Street
Oxford, OX1 3AZ
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Programme
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Carnaval (Op.9)
- 1. Préambule: Quasi maestoso
- 2. Pierrot: Moderato
- 3. Arlequin: Vivo
- 4. Valse noble: Un poco maestoso
- 5. Eusebius: Adagio
- 6. Florestan: Passionato
- 7. Coquette: Vivo
- 8. Réplique: L'istesso tempo – Sphinxes
- 9. Papillons: Prestissimo
- 10. ASCH–SCHA (Lettres dansantes): Presto
- 11. Chiarina: Passionato
- 12. Chopin: Agitato
- 13. Estrella: Con affetto
- 14. Reconnaissance: Animato
- 15. Pantalon et Colombine: Presto
- 16. Valse allemande: Molto vivace
- 17. Paganini (Intermezzo): Presto
- 18. Aveu: Passionato
- 19. Promenade: Comodo
- 20. Pause: Vivo
- 21. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins: Non allegro
Alasdair Beatson
Alasdair Beatson
Pianist
Pianist Alasdair Beatson is highly regarded as a distinctive and vibrant musician. Recent and forthcoming highlights include a sixth solo Wigmore Recital, performances of the complete Beethoven cello sonatas with Pieter Wispelwey, and collaborations with such artists as Adrian Brendel, Philippe Graffin, Anthony Marwood, Alexander Melnikov, the Nash Ensemble and the Doric String Quartet. A new CD released on Claves features Mozart and Stravinsky works for violin and piano with Swiss violinist Esther Hoppe, and joins a solo piano discography... Read Full BiographyThis event is part of a series:
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The Schumann Project: 14-29 October 2016 The fifteenth Oxford Lieder Festival will be the Schumann Project, a unique survey of Schumann's complete songs. The Schumann Project will explore Schumann's life and times, his friends and contemporaries, his influences and his legacies, and his literary and artistic interests. This two-week feast of song will feature Oxford Lieder's trad...