Artists
- Leon McCawleypiano
- Date
- Wed 19 Oct 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- Variations in F minor HXVII 6
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Wanderer D760
Interval
- Franz Liszt1811-1886
- 12 Lieder von Schubert S558:
- Die junge Nonne (transcribed by Franz Schubert)
- Du bist die Ruh (transcribed by Franz Schubert)
- Auf dem Wasser zu singen (transcribed by Franz Schubert)
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) Book I Op. 19b
- Fryderyk Chopin1810-1849
- Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23
Encore
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- 6 Moments Musicaux D780:
- No. 3 in F minor
- Robert Schumann1810-1856
- Fantasiestücke Op. 12:
- Des Abends
Overview
Leon McCawley, recently praised by the WashingtonPost as a ‘thoughtful and lyrical pianist’, performs thevirtuosic ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy, the first of Schubert’slarger works to be published during his lifetime, andthree song arrangements by Liszt that helped secureSchubert’s posthumous reputation.
His recital closeswith Chopin’s Ballade in G minor, a showpiece ofunstoppable momentum.