Artists
- Jack Liebeckviolin
- Katya Apekishevapiano
Archived Event
Beethoven, Bridge, Debussy and John Corigliano
Jack Liebeck; Katya Apekisheva
- Date
- Wed 25 May 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 2
- Frank Bridge1879-1941
- Violin Sonata
Interval
- Claude Debussy1862-1918
- Violin Sonata in G minor
- Fêtes galantes Book I:
- Clair de lune
- John Coriglianob. 1938
- Violin Sonata
Encore
- Claude Debussy1862-1918
- Préludes Book I:
- La fille aux cheveux de lin
Overview
Frank Bridge’s bitter-sweet Violin Sonata, the fineproduct of prolonged creative struggle, received itsfirst performance in London in January 1934.
Jack Liebeck pairs the piece here with Beethoven’s C minorViolin Sonata, a work filled with defiance, anxietyand pathos. The recital closes with John Corigliano’syouthful Violin Sonata, winner of the 1964 Festivalof Two Worlds chamber music prize.