Both Mishka and Alasdair have enraptured JW3 audiences in multiple appearances so it will be enthralling to hear them collaborate and share one piano for this unusual and beautifully conceived programme.
Schubert wrote many masterpieces for four hands; Ravel is a master of colour and subtlety; Rachmaninov was one of the greatest pianists and composers of the 20th century; the Bach arrangement is perfectly realised by the great contemporary composer Kurtag; Brahms and Dvorak were also masters of four-hand writing.
This will be a hugely enjoyable treat.
Momen
“In terms of sound...it came close to Utopia” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
“One of the most thoughtful and sensitive of British pianists” – The Times
Beatson
“Ever-inspiring” – The Guardian
“Artistry incarnate” – Sunday Times
Programme
Schubert Allegro in A minor, D . 947, “Lebensstürme”
Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), Suite, M. 60
i) Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of sleeping beauty)
ii) Petit Poucet ( Little Tom Thumb)
iii) Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (Little Ugly Girl, Empress of the Pagodas)
iv) Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast)
v) Le jardin féerique (The enchanted garden)
Rachmaninov - from Six Morceaux, op. 11
i) Barcarolle
ii) Scherzo
vi) Glory
Interval
Bach, arr. Kurtag Gottes Zeit ist die allerbesteZeit
Brahms Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Op. 23
Dvorak Slavonic Dances Op. 72 nos. 2, 7, 8
