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THE EVOLUTION OF THE SONATA: FROM LATE BEETHOVEN EXPERIMENTATION TO CHOPIN'S ROMANTIC GRANDEUR (50')

This programme presents two crucial takes on the Sonata, radically different transformations on a classical-born structure.
To conclude the performance, Tchaikovsky's famous Nocturne, smaller in scope and with a pleasantly contrasting intimate character.

Concert Programme:

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Beethoven, L.V. (1770 - 1827)                     Sonata op.109 n.30 in E major

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Chopin, F. (1810 - 1849)                              Sonata op.58 n.3 in B minor

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Tchaikovsky, P.I. (1840 - 1893)                     Nocturne op.19 n.4 in C sharp minor

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THE QUEST FOR INDIVIDUALITY IN SELF EXPRESSION THROUGH THE CENTURIES (90')

In this recital, the repertoire selected explores the composer's will to impose his personality through a distinctive language, from Mozart to Ligeti.

Concert programme:

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Mozart, W.A. (1756 - 1791)                  Adagio in B minor K.540

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Beethoven, L. V. (1770 - 1827)             Sonata op.53 in C major (Waldstein)

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Intermission

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Scriabin, A. (1872 - 1915)                     Sonata op.19 n.2 in G sharp minor (Sonata - Fantasy)

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Busoni, F. (1866 - 1924)                        Arr. Bach, Chaconne in D minor BWV 1004

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Ligeti, G. (1923 - 2006)                         Musica Ricercata: I, II, III, IV, V

©2021 by Simone Damiani

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