Artists
- Alexei Volodinpiano
- Date
- Thu 03 Nov 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Sergey Prokofiev1891-1953
- 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op. 75
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61:
- I. Scherzo (trans. Sergey Rachmaninov)
- Nicolas Medtner1880-1951
- 4 Fairy Tales Op. 35:
- No. 4 Fairy Tale in C sharp minor
Interval
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28
Encore
- Nicolas Medtner1880-1951
- Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I Op. 38:
- No. 6 Canzona Serenata
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- 13 Preludes Op. 32:
- Prelude in G sharp minor No. 12
- Sergey Prokofiev1891-1953
- 10 Pieces Op. 12:
- X. Scherzo
Overview
Alexei Volodin’s recital encompasses the unrestrainedexpressive range of Late Romantic Russian pianomusic.
His Shakespearean-themed first half embraceseverything from the fourth of Medtner’s Op. 35Skazki or ‘Tales’, based on a quote from King Lear,to the vitality and vibrant emotions of Prokofiev’sarrangements of ten pieces from his 1935 balletRomeo and Juliet.