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Diana Ionescu in Recital
3rd August 2017 | 7:15 pm
£6 - £12Event Navigation
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DIANA IONESCU | |
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Programme
Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
Sonata No. 1 in F Major Boghen 3/1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
French Suite No. 2 in c minor BWV 813
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Air
Menuet
Gigue
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata in D Major KV 576
Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Prelude in g sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12
Moment musicaux Op. 16 No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferrucio Busoni (1866-1924)
Chaconne in d minor BWV 1004
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Romanian pianist Diana Ionescu presents this solo recital as a hommage to Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950), one of the most prominent Romanian pianists and composers of the 20th century and a true legend among musicians. With his centenary celebrated worldwide this year, audiences are given a rare opportunity of a brief encounter with the mesmerising personality of this unique artistic figure. The music of Cimarosa opens the recital in a luminous F Major key, followed by Bach’s suite of dances (1722) and Mozart’s famous ‘Hunt’ Sonata (1789). Considered one of the most challenging piano sonatas due to its technical difficulties, it has received different nicknames due to its first movement, which evokes the sound of trumpets. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s short pieces will bring a touch of pure Russian lyricism in the Prelude as well as fiery elements of virtuosity in the Moment Musicaux whilst Busoni’s transcription of the Bach’s violin Chaconne in D minor (1893) is the perfect ending of a recital, recalling the resonating architectural elements of a cathedral.
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