Concerts

HausMuzik - flute and piano

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Duo for flûte and piano: Aaron Copeland

6 Piano pieces Op 118: Johannes Brahms

Sonata for flute & piano; Paul Hindemith

Sonatine Op76: Darius Milhaud

6 Piano pieces Op 118: Brahms

La Merle Noir: Olivier Messiaen

A Journey from Innocence to Myth

We begin in sunlit open air — Doppler’s Fantasie pastorale hongroise conjures a carefree folk world, full of vitality and colour. From there we slip into reverie: Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune suspends time in a dreamer’s hazy afternoon, hovering between sleep and waking.

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 9

The Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue is an extravagant work of virtuosity and bold harmonic structure. It is an extraordinary piece - large, sprawling, emotional, and unique in its character compared to the rest of Bach's music. The title of the piece comes from either the fugue’s chromatic melody,

Miroirs

Playing Ravel requires virtuosity, gossamer light virtuosity, transparent virtuosity. Ravel isn’t interested in difficultly qua difficulty, only the sheer sound a piano can generate. If you take the difficulty too seriously; if you play with too much effort you lose the painstaking perfectionism and precision of Ravel. And if

Beethoven

Op 111 A project for the Lincoln Arts Discussion group. I decided to tackle the final Beethoven sonata this week. I'm a wee bit apprehensive because it's a big ask in four weeks, but it's my turn for our monthly arts appreciation group and

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A Journey from Innocence to Myth

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 9

Miroirs

Beethoven