Artists
- Alexander Melnikovpiano
- Date
- Sat 23 Jan 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Fryderyk Chopin1810-1849
- 24 Preludes Op. 28
Interval
- Aleksandr Skryabin1872-1915
- Fantasie Op. 28
- Deux poèmes Op. 32
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor Op. 23
- Cinq préludes Op. 74
Encore
- Aleksandr Skryabin1872-1915
- Black Mass Op. 68
Overview
Alexander Melnikov’s pianism is securely rootedin a deep knowledge of his instrument and theevolution of its repertoire.
The Russian artist’sSkryabin interpretations reflect the composer’searly debt to Chopin as well as the individualityof his mature musical language. Melnikovopens with one of the great monuments ofnineteenth-century music, Chopin’s 24 PreludesOp. 28.