Archived Event

Chopin, Field, Liszt and Debussy
Melvyn Tan piano
Date
Sun 05 Oct 2014, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Melvyn Tanpiano

Programme

Interval

  • John Field
    1782-1837
      • Nocturne No. 4 in A major
      • Nocturne No. 9 in E flat ('Romance')
      • Nocturne No. 6 in F major ('Berceuse')
      • Nocturnes Op. 9
        :
      • Nocturne in B flat minor No. 1
      • Nocturne in E flat No. 2
      • Nocturne in B No. 3

Encore

Overview

Melvyn Tan’s sensibility for keyboard nuance, tonal shadings and the singing line are ideally matched to the works in this recital.

He begins by devoting his insightful artistry to the poetic qualities of Chopin’s 24 Preludes Op. 28. The programme’s second half ventures into the evocative Nocturnes of Field and Chopin.

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