Artists
- James Ehnesviolin
- Andrew Armstrongpiano
- Date
- Fri 18 Sep 2015, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Rhapsody No. 1 BB94a
- Sonata for violin and piano in E minor BB28
Interval
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Hungarian Folk Tunes for violin and piano(trans. Joseph Szigeti from For Children BB53)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 BB85
Encore
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Albumblatt (Andante) in A major BB26b
Overview
Bartók’s earliest attempts at composition, set down duringhis school days, include a sonata for violin and piano.
James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong join forces to surveya selection of the composer’s chamber works, crowned bythe fiendishly difficult second violin sonata.
The GrammyAward-winning Canadian violinist also explores the folkinfluences at work in Bartók’s Hungarian Folk Tunes andthe Rhapsody No. 1, written for Joseph Szigeti in 1928.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
