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Niel Du Preez in Recital
28th July 2017 | 7:15 pm
£6 - £12Event Navigation
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NIEL DU PREEZ | |
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferrucio Busoni (1866-1924)
Choral Prelude ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr’ BWV 639
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 23 in f minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
Allegro assai
Andante con moto
Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) & Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
8 Preludes
Op. 11 No. 1
La cathedral engloutie
Op. 11 No. 10
La serenade interrompue
Op. 11 No. 21
La fille aux cheveux de lin
Op. 11 No. 6
Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Ballade No. 2 in b minor S. 171
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Niel Du Preez opens his programme with Ferrucio Busoni’s transcription of Bach’s choral prelude ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr’. Rich in art, feeling and fantasy, these compositions were designed to enable music lovers to revisit a familiar repertory through the transcriber’s art. One of the greatest and most technically challenging pieces Beethoven ever wrote, his Appassionata, follows next. After its thundery sound world, full of emotional upheavals, the South African pianist opens up new horizons with a carefully selected set of preludes by Debussy and Scriabin. Whilst Scriabin’s 24 Preludes Op. 11 represent impressions of the various places at which he performed while on his frequent concert tours, Debussy’s 24 preludes are the workings of a master of colour and expression, light and darkness, harmony and melody as well as texture and rhythm. Liszt’s Ballade No. 2 written in 1853 during a time of personal turmoil brings the concert to a close.
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