Archived Event

Beethoven and Rzewski
Igor Levit piano
Date
Fri 24 May 2019, 7.30pm
Duration
This event will be approximately 2 hours 25 minutes in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Igor Levitpiano

Programme

Interval

Overview

Levit presents two sets ofvariations, beginning withBeethoven’s vast collectionbased on a trivial waltz themeby Anton Diabelli, composedbetween 1819 and 1823, followedby the American radical FredericRzewski’s mighty exemplar (1975)based on a Chilean revolutionarysong, which was conceived as acompanion piece to the Beethoven.

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