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Beethoven
Isabelle Faust violin; Alexander Melnikov fortepiano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Wed 15 Jun 2022, 7.30pm
Tickets
Archived Event
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Important Information

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Artists

  • Isabelle Faustviolin
  • Alexander Melnikovfortepiano

Programme

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12 No. 1
      • Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12 No. 2
      • Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Op. 12 No. 3

Interval

Encore

Overview

The first three sonatas were composed in 1797-8 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri – one of Beethoven’s teachers. One of the most demanding and ambitious of the series, the much later ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata was initially dedicated not to Rodolphe Kreutzer (who never played it) but to the remarkable musician of African (or possibly West Indian) descent George Bridgetower, with whom the composer fell out after the first performance in Vienna in 1803.

This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25

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