Artists
- James Ehnesviolin
- Andrew Armstrongpiano
- Date
- Sun 10 Jan 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Rhapsody No. 2 BB96a
- Sonata for solo violin BB124
- Sonatina for violin and piano BB102a(arranged by Endré Gertler)
- Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84
Encore
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- 6 Romanian Folk Dances BB68
Overview
Bartók created his Violin Sonata No. 1 with the exceptionaltalents of the London-based Hungarian violinist Jellyd’Arányi in mind. The piece, which boldly evokes Hungarianand Romanian folksong, unleashes just about every stringtechnique in the book.
Canadian virtuoso James Ehnesalso performs the fiendishly difficult Sonata for solo violin,written for Yehudi Menuhin in 1944, and the folk-inspiredSecond Rhapsody and Sonatina.