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Yuki Negishi in Recital
25th July 2018 | 7:15 pm
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PERFORMER | |
YUKI NEGISHI | |
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 2 in d minor Op. 31 “Tempest”
Largo-Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto
Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Sonata No. 2
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses S.173
No. 7 Funérailles
Nikolai Kapustin (1937-)
24 Preludes in Jazz Style Op. 53
Prelude No. 5 in D Major
Eight Concert Études Op 40
No. 1 Prelude: Allegro Assai
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata, written in 1801/1802, is reminiscent of a violent storm with periods of calm and peacefulness. This sonata could be interpreted as Beethoven beginning to come to terms with his impending deafness through the anguish and despair of the Adagio, contrasting rage and calm, and the ferocious cadences and rhythms of the finale. Sir Michael Tippett was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. His Sonata No. 2 (1962) is a one-movement work of thirty-eight sections in eight different tempi. Liszt’s Funérailles has been often interpreted as a funeral speech for Liszt’s friend Chopin, however Liszt said that it was rather meant as a tribute to three friends who suffered in the failed Hungarian uprising against the Hapsburg rule in 1848. Nikolai Kapustin combines a distinctive blend of classical and jazz styles, although all of his improvisations are written out, breaking away from the freedom of jam sessions.