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Sam Armstrong in Recital
28th March 2018 | 7:00 pm
£7 - £12Event Navigation
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SAM ARMSTRONG | |
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 12 in A flat Major Op. 26
Andante con Variazioni
Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Maestoso Andante – Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
Allegro
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Preludes (Book I)
Danseuses de Delphes
Voiles
Le vent dans la plaine
Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir
Les collines d’Anacapri
Des pas sur la neige
Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest
La fille aux cheveux de lin
La sérénade interrompue
La cathédrale engloutie
La danse de Puck
Minstrels
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
British pianist Sam Armstrong performs two major works that were extremely progressive at the time of their respective composition, Beethoven’s Sonata in A flat Major and Debussy’s Preludes Book 1. The Sonata was progressive due to none of its movements actually being in Sonata form, and because the first and third movements contain strong premonitions of his visionary late style. Also, the inclusion of a funeral march in a sonata was unprecedented, this particular sonata later proving to be a strong inspiration to Chopin, who famously composed his own funeral march Sonata. The Debussy Preludes Book 1 are 12 short pieces, whose titles were published at the end of each, in an attempt to avoid inhibiting the imagination of the performer. What sets them apart is that they are essentially free-form soundscapes, often devoid of melodies. They are based on differing characters, visions or places and are remarkable in their use of sound as colour and light.