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Maya Irgalina in Recital
18th July 2022 | 7:00 pm
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MAYA IRGALINA | |
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Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) / Wilhelm Kempff (1895 – 1991)
Sonata in E flat Major BWV 1031
II. Siciliano
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) / Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924)
Partita No. 2 in D Minor BWV1004
V. Chaconne
Fryderyk Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Barcarolle in F sharp Major Op. 60
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise in E flat Major Op. 22
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) / Arcadi Volodos (1972 – )
12 Songs Op. 21
IX. Melody
Fritz Kreisler (1875 – 1962) / Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)
3 Old Viennese Dances
II. Liebesleid
Duration
This concert will last approximately 60 minutes, with no interval.
Maya Irgalina opens her recital with a beautiful piano transcription of the second movement of Bach’s Sonata in E flat Major BWV 1031 for recorder, harpsichord and viola da gamba. This is followed by the famous Busoni transcription of Johann Sebastian’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 BWV 1004 for solo violin; musically bold and expansive and full of sheer virtuosity. Moving into the key of F sharp Major, a rare occurrence in Chopin’s compositions, Maya demonstrates the intoxicating beauty and pianistic lyricism of one of Fryderyk’s most mature works offering us an almost impressionistic soundscape. From this, a semitone higher, Andante Spianato emerges with a stunning bel canto melody before erupting with youthful energy and panache in the Grand Polonaise brillante in E flat Major. Tonight’s performance will come to a close with two more transcriptions by Volodos and Rachmaninoff, with the latter paraphrasing yet another famous virtuoso, Fritz Kreisler.