Artists
- Leon McCawleypiano
- Date
- Mon 05 Mar 2018, 1.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- Piano Sonata in C minor HXVI 20
- Hans Gál1890-1987
- Three Preludes Op. 65
- Fryderyk Chopin1810-1849
- Nocturnes Op. 37:
- 2 Nocturnes Op. 37
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO. 80
Encore
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- 7 Bagatelles Op. 33:
- II. Bagatelle No. 2 in C major
Overview
Leon McCawley’s worldpremière recording of HansGál’s piano works championedthe music of a composer whofled the Nazis to find refuge inBritain.
Gál’s Three Preludescomplement Haydn’s dramatic Cminor Sonata and the eleganceof Chopin’s Nocturnes.
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert