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Or read on for the programme I’m offering in 2027. Some of this music may be unfamiliar – but I’m confident you’ll love it all! This is the cream of my repertoire – the pieces I never tire of playing.
Piano Recital – ‘Made in England’: Handel, Mendelssohn, J.C. Bach, Byrd, Sir Hubert Parry & Walton
William Byrd Lord Salisbury’s Pavane & Galliard (1612)
(1543-1623)
George Frederick Handel Overture to Rodelinda (1725)
(1685-1759) arr. DON
Sir Hubert Parry First Sonata for Pianoforte (1877)
(1848-1918) Non troppo allegro
Allegro molto scherzando
Andante
Andante – Allegretto
Felix Mendelssohn Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1842)
(1809-1847) arr. DON
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Johann Christian Bach C minor Sonata Op.17 No.2 (1779)
(1735-1782) (Allegro moderato)
Andante
Prestissimo
David Owen Norris Six Songs without Words (2024)
(b.1953)
Sir William Walton Prelude & Fugue: The Spitfire (1942)
(1902-1983) arr. DON
Note: Mendelssohn’s Scherzo was first heard in Kensington, as a piano solo at the house of William Horsley, to whose daughter, Sophy, Mendelssohn dedicated his Fourth Book of Songs without Words.
1st half: c.50’/ 2nd half: c.40’ (including a few spoken introductions)
Here’s Martin Rowson’s poster for my Poulenc films. Click to enlarge.
And here’s Matt Ward’s design for my comprehensive survey of the relationship between English composers and Germany.
