Souvenirs
CD programme
From Vienna to Amsterdam to Paris and New York – a musical journey around the world! The concert opens with Mozart's virtuoso Sonata in C major, one of the great masterpieces for four-handed piano. The lively "Divertimento" by the unjustly forgotten Leo Smit bridges the gap between Ravel's "Mother Goose" and Samuel Barber's musical memories of his youth, from waltzes and two-steps to tango rhythms and rapid gallops.
The debut album of the Onyx Piano Duo featuring this programme was released in March 2024.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonate C-Dur KV 521
Allegro
Andante
Allegretto
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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ma mère l‘oye
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
Petit Poucet
Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
Le Jardin féerique
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Intermission
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Leo Smit (1900-1943)
Divertimento
Allegro ma non troppo
Lento
Allegro con fuoco
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Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Souvenirs op. 28
Waltz
Schottische
Pas de deux
Two-step
Hesitation-Tango
Galop
Young Masters
Even at a young age, the composers featured in this programme are masters of their craft: the lively Sonata in B flat major by the 18-year-old Mozart and Reynaldo Hahn's arrangements of Irish folk songs are juxtaposed with Brahms' moving variations on the "last musical thoughts" of his deceased mentor and friend Robert Schumann.
Debussy's colourful Prelude to "L'après-midi d'un faune" is performed in an arrangement by Ravel, whose "Rhapsodie espagnole" brings the concert to a climax with a pianistic fireworks display.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonate B-Dur KV 358
Allegro
Adagio
Molto Presto
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Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
Trois Préludes sur des airs populaires irlandais
The Little Red Lark
My Love's an Arbutus
The Willow Tree​
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Variationen über ein Thema von Robert Schumann op.23​
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Intermission
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) /arr. Maurice Ravel
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune​
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Rapsodie espagnole
Prélude à la nuit
Malagueña
Habanera
Feria
Fairy Tales & Legends
What does Sleeping Beauty's slumber or the Beast's transformation into a prince sound like? The flute of the god Pan and the chirping of birds can be heard in this concert, as can dancing bears and puppets suffering from unrequited love. Immerse yourself in the world of legends and mythical creatures with fairy-tale music by DvoÅ™ák, Ravel, Debussy and Stravinsky, and let your imagination run wild!
Antonín DvoÅ™ák (1841-1904)
Legenden op.59 (Selections)
Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino
Molto moderato
Allegro giusto
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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Six Épigraphe Antiques
Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été
Pour un tombeau sans nom
Pour que la nuit soit propice
Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Pour l'Egyptienne
Pour remercier la pluie au matin​
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ma mère l‘oye
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
Petit Poucet
Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
Le Jardin féerique​
Intermission​
Antonín DvoÅ™ák (1841-1904)
Legenden op.59 (Selections)
Allegro giusto
Allegro con moto
Un poco Allegretto e grazioso quasi Andantino​
Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971)
Drei Sätze aus „Pétrouchka“
Danse russe
Chez Pétrouchka
La Semaine Grasse
We would be happy to put together further individual programmes for you on request!
