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Samantha Ward & Maciej Raginia: Two Pianos & Four Hands
16th July 2018 | 6:45 pm
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SAMANTHA WARD | MACIEJ RAGINIA |
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Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos KV448
Allegro con spirito
Andante
Molto Allegro
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ma mère l’Oye
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
Petit Poucet
Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête
Le jardin féerique
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Petite Suite L 65
En bateau: Andantino
Cortège: Moderato
Menuet: Moderato
Ballet: Allegro giusto
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
The festival directors Samantha Ward and Maciej Raginia open the concert with Mozart’s popular Sonata KV 448, one of only a few works which he wrote for two pianos. Composed in 1781, it follows a strict sonata form in the first movement with a lyrical aria in the middle and a joyful rondo as the final movement. The galant style permeates the piece with interlocking melodies and simultaneous cadences. This is followed by Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye in its original piano duet version, bringing the oriental harmonies and its searching element to the fore. Inspired by the fairy tales of French authors Perrault, d’Aulnoy and de Beaumont, Ravel creates a lavish sound world with the minimum of means. The concert comes to a close with Debussy’s Petite Suite, yet another piano duet where the orchestration was latterly a great success. A clear departure from his modernist compositions at the time, the suite captivates the audience with its simplicity, wealth of imagination and colour.